Five Steps to Forgiveness: The Art and Science of ForgivingCan you find it in your heart to forgive? Youve been wronged, but you want to do the right thing. You want to be free of the burden of a bitter grudge that weighs you down during the day and keeps you up at night. Youre wasting time and energy ruminating, railing, perhaps even plotting revenge. Youre sick and tired of being a victim, but you feel stuck. Youre not alone. Hundreds of thousands of people are victimized by crime and violence every year,