Hey all, hope you're having a great day. I wanted to just quickly jump in and tell you

about a new podcast that I'm listening to hosted by Katherine Schwartz and Edgar Pratt

in partnership with Headspace Studios called The Gift of Forgiveness.

It's been this new series that she's doing. Katherine is exploring the inspiring stories

from those who have forgiven the unforgivable. Stay tuned for a preview and while you're

listening, be sure to subscribe to The Gift of Forgiveness wherever you listen to podcasts.

Hi, I'm Katherine Schwartz-Negger Pratt. Like many of you, I was taught about forgiveness

as a kid. I was told it was easy. You say, I forgive you and that's it. You'd forgiven.

But life doesn't work like that.

You're taking it back to a really hard time. Let me tell you the story, how it happened.

A few years ago, I embarked on a journey to find out what forgiveness really is, what

it consists of. I talked with people who are able to forgive actions that most of us would

consider to be unforgivable. In that crash, my wife, who was carrying a five-month developing

son that we were so excited to have, she was killed instantly.

You hate me, I hate you more. And I felt like somehow we were equal because now I hate

them too. It was literally the worst experience of my life and I wouldn't wish that on anyone

in the world. I also talked with people who are on the receiving end of forgiveness about

how someone's ability to forgive them gave them a second chance at life.

On my knees and my chest on the ground and my arms all the way out and I was crying on

the floor and I was just saying, please forgive me.

I wouldn't be here today, I can tell you that. I mean, not physically, I wouldn't be here

on this earth today. Which nobody really understands because seldom people ever get that kind

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