{"id":11611,"date":"2017-05-12T04:58:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T12:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/elizabeth-lesser-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-and-offer-forgiveness\/"},"modified":"2017-05-12T04:58:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T12:58:06","slug":"elizabeth-lesser-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-and-offer-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/elizabeth-lesser-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-and-offer-forgiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Lesser: Why Is It So Hard To Ask For \u2014 And Offer \u2014 Forgiveness?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/05\/12\/527942398\/elizabeth-lesser-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-and-offer-forgiveness?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare\">NPR\/TED Staff<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/05\/12\/527942398\/elizabeth-lesser-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-and-offer-forgiveness?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/05\/11\/elizabethlesser_2016w-embed_wide-f4b3b2eb487194470e1ac7773f418f968f9a85fb.jpg?s=1400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>[embedded content]<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES527943572\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML\" --><\/p>\n<p><em>Part 3 of the <\/em>TED Radio Hour <em>episode <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/ted-radio-hour\/526949840\/forgiveness\">Forgiveness<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Elizabeth Lesser&#8217;s TED Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before donating bone marrow to her sister \u2014 Elizabeth Lesser and her sister undertook a process of seeking forgiveness from each other. She says forgiveness is hard but necessary for our well-being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Elizabeth Lesser<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElizabethLesser\">Elizabeth Lesser<\/a> is the co-founder of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/eomega.org\/about-omega\">Omega Institute<\/a>, where she focuses on holistic education, meditation, and cross-cultural understanding. Lesser is also the co-founder of Omega&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Leadership Center.<\/p>\n<p>She has written several bestselling books. Her latest book is <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethlesser.org\/marrow-book\/\">Marrow: A Love Story<\/a><\/em>, a memoir about Elizabeth and her younger sister, Maggie, and the process they went through when Elizabeth was the donor for Maggie&#8217;s bone marrow transplant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/12\/18\/458515323\/is-forgiveness-the-ultimate-test\">Is Forgiveness The Ultimate Test?<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES527943375\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/p>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/07\/11\/330683488\/in-troubled-times-find-freedom-through-faith-and-forgiveness\">In Troubled Times, Find Freedom Through Faith And Forgiveness<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES527943391\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/p>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2013\/02\/22\/172700180\/the-benefits-of-letting-bygones-be-bygones\">The Benefits Of Letting Bygones Be Bygones<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES527943393\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER MEDIUM NOBAR\" ID=\"CON527943376\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"RELATED NPR STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/elizabeth_lesser\">Related TED Bio: Elizabeth Lesser<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES527943337\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/p>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/9_11_healing_the_mothers_who_found_forgiveness_friendship\">Related TED Talk: Aicha el-Wafi And Phyllis Rodriguez About The Mothers Who Found Forgiveness And Friendship<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES527943352\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/p>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/sarah_gray_how_my_son_s_short_life_made_a_lasting_difference\">Related TED Talk: Sarah Gray On How Her Son&#8217;s Short Life Made A Lasting Difference<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES527943344\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER MEDIUM NOBAR\" ID=\"CON527943338\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"WEB RESOURCES\" --><\/div>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/05\/12\/527942398\/elizabeth-lesser-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-and-offer-forgiveness?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Elizabeth Lesser: Why Is It So Hard To Ask For \u2014 And Offer \u2014 Forgiveness?\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/05\/12\/527942398\/elizabeth-lesser-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-and-offer-forgiveness?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/05\/12\/527942398\/elizabeth-lesser-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-and-offer-forgiveness?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/05\/11\/elizabethlesser_2016w-embed_wide-f4b3b2eb487194470e1ac7773f418f968f9a85fb.jpg?s=1400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>[embedded content]<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES527943572\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML\" --><\/p>\n<p><em>Part 3 of the <\/em>TED Radio Hour <em>episode <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/ted-radio-hour\/526949840\/forgiveness\">Forgiveness<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Elizabeth Lesser&#8217;s TED Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before donating bone marrow to her sister \u2014 Elizabeth Lesser and her sister undertook a process of seeking forgiveness from each other. She says forgiveness is hard but necessary for our well-being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Elizabeth Lesser<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElizabethLesser\">Elizabeth Lesser<\/a> is the co-founder of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/eomega.org\/about-omega\">Omega Institute<\/a>, where she focuses on holistic education, meditation, and cross-cultural understanding. Lesser is also the co-founder of Omega&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Leadership Center.<\/p>\n<p>She has written several bestselling books. 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