By now, most of us have been confined to our homes for at least a few weeks. With all of this closeness and the extra tension we’re all feeling, we may have lost our patience with someone close to us. Or, we may have been hurt by the words or actions of another. Whether you were the offender or the person wounded, holding in these feelings can have a big impact on both your emotional and physical well-being. Is it time to forgive?

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “we are in this together” numerous times over the past few weeks. But, who is the “we” for you? If we narrowly identify the group that we belong to, we miss out on the consequences of our actions to those in the broader social circle. Let’s take a look at how to expand our thinking.