A DU Forgiveness Appreciation Thread.

[Mike 03]

Rather than appreciate a certain individual, let's express appreciation for how willing our DU colleagues here are here to forgive mistakes that we all (or most of us) have made over the years.

This community is so important to so many of us, and so often we get carried away in our debate and risk offending each other, and it's wrong to strike out personally, and some of us feel deep regret when we step over those bounds, but for the most part, we forgive each other, in my experience.

This is one of the amazing qualities of the people here at Democratic Underground. It seems worth celebrating to me.

So this is not an appreciation of a person, but a concept: The concept of forgiveness, and regret.

[Maru Kitteh]

1. I'm in for that! Cool idea.

[Deja Q]

2. K&R

:pals:

:hug:

:grouphug:

[ColbertWatcher]

3. Great idea! k+r, n/t

[JeffR]

4. Nicely said, Mike.

Forgiveness and regret are noble human impulses. They deserve to be honored, here and everywhere. Thanks for your post.

[horseshoecrab]

5. I'm in

I love the concept.

Thanks Mike 03!


horseshoecrab

[sandnsea]

6. Great thread topic

I don't think anybody pushes the "concept of forgiveness" further than I do. And I do appreciate it when I get it.

:grouphug:

[myrna minx]

7. What a thoughtful thread idea.

:grouphug:

[Arctic Dave]

8. My wife has a bumper sticker that says, "Forgiveness Heals".

Pretty good message.

[mzmolly]

9. K and R

:kick:

[Danger Mouse]

10. I'm in.

:hi:

[ZombieHorde]

11. K&R because I am going to get drunk over the weekend and post fucked up shit.

Just kidding, I hope.

[Mopar151]

12. True Dat! n/t

[Canuckistanian]

13. Agreed

K&R

[yowzayowzayowza]

14. K&R.

[omega minimo]

15. Openminded and we'll believe it when and where we see it.

:thumbsup:

[renate]

16. nice! thank you! n/t

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. I'm in, my dear Mike 03!

:hug:

[checks-n-balances]

18. MLK, Jr. said, "Forgiveness is not just an occasional act...

...it is a permanent attitude."

Thanks for this, Mike, and let's have more of it, DU!

I would be nowhere in this world if not for the people with an underlying attitude of forgiveness.

[tomp]

19. lovely thought. me too. nt

[H2O Man]

20. Nice OP & thread!

Nominated.

[tekisui]

21. Thanks, because it need it!

[ejbr]

22. I regret that I cannot forgive you for this thread

:evilgrin:

[onestepforward]

23. Beautiful thread! Thank you!

[Richd506]

24. I am sorry for anyone I offended and forgive anyone that has offended me

[rhett o rick]

25. Great thread. I also ask forgiveness from anyone I may have offended. It was from ignorance

not malice. :toast:

[me b zola]

26. K&R

[L0oniX]

27. I miss leftchick

:evilfrown:

[tomreedtoon]

28. We ALL screw up sometime. We all need to forgive.

And sometimes we don't know we've screwed up until we're told.

[grantcart]

29. Namaste

And we can even extend it to sincere Republicans who realize they have gone down the wrong road.

[eppur_se_muova]

30. Only 148 more shopping days until Yom Kippur!

on edit: looked up the wrong holiday! I'm such a goy ... :blush:

[Terran]

31. Well said.

You just proved that DU still is 'what it used to be'.

:thumbsup:

[Political Heretic]

32. Let's bring leftchick back then, 8 year veteran banned in knee-jerk style.

[defendandprotect]

44. What did she do --- ????

[Duval]

33. Good idea. Count me in. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

34. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Mike.:thumbsup:

[Flying Dream Blues]

35. Forgiveness is a beautiful thing for the giver and the receiver. Great thread! nt

[Mithreal]

36. K&R nt

[Kajsa]

37. Very nice, Mike!

I'm in.

If I may quote Alexander Pope here,

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

This is a very cool idea.

Thanks so much.

:D

[elocs]

38. Too many here seem to be proud of their unforgiveness

and seen to have a noble and self righteous attitude in having an entitlement to nurture bitterness and hatred. An unforgiving attitude along with bitterness and hatred are poisons we employ to hurt someone else and in reality they only hurt ourselves.

The concept of forgiveness and regret is noble and one which I hope may be better grasped, understood, and appreciated as well as applied.

[Number23]

39. Truth. Every single word of your post

Very nicely said.

An unforgiving attitude along with bitterness and hatred are poisons we employ to hurt someone else and in reality they only hurt ourselves.

A very wise friend of mine told me when I was a teenager and I'll never forget: "Hate is a poison that YOU take and expect for someone else to die."

[lala_rawraw]

40. yes indeed

i have done that a good many times and others have also forgiven me. good job everyone:)

[Joe Fields]

41. I forgive you.

[JitterbugPerfume]

42. never hold a grudge

Life is to short!:pals:

[stevedeshazer]

43. Count me in.

Nice post and good sentiment.