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louise
This was just so beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
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Constance Funk
Thank you to every person involved in this beautiful sharing--we are truly all healed by this courageous vulnerability and honesty---I feel so grateful and send loving prayers to everyone--
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Robert
The openness and honesty, the ability to feel expressed by men, who have been so badly hurt themselves. Yeah, hurt people hurt people. The opening of their hearts opens my heart. In gratitude and in loving kindness. Robert
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Clarence Denbok
The loss and pain represented in that one room is almost too much to contemplate. And notice all the quiet affirming nods (5:00 - 5:15) to the story of a daughter's forgiveness. I see longing for healing and reconciliation in those faces. May they find it. May we all find it.
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Lisa
We aren't different. I am not in prison physically, but the prison emotionally and mentally that we share, require healing to let oneself out. We have all been hurt. But can we take responsibility for the times while we hurt, that we hurt others? What can I do to make this right? I am inspired by the courage of these men to face each's inner storms and come out stronger on the other side, grateful to be more than a collection of my own mistakes.
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Janet
We already have the know-how to create a peaceful world. The G.R.I.P. Program is without-a-doubt one of them. The human spirit is the driving force. My hat goes off to all who offer this program.
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Rob
People helping people so that they may help people,
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Barbara
WOW!!! Wow and wow again. What a moving and powerful message - showing that there is an alternative way to anger and violence - allowing the real person to emerge. Tears still flowing.
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Heather
All our souls want is to love and be loved and these men are proving it even after surviving such horrific personal histories-bless them all.
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Stephanie
Everything. Very touching. Amazing how sweet is the good side of people.
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Margaret
As I watched this video I was struck by how many of the men were people of colour. Our prisons are disproportionately full of blacks and First Nations people. They have already been treated as second class citizens and then are punished again. I have nothing but admiration for those who participate in this program. We have all experienced anger, but many lack the awareness to recognize that anger is a reaction to a more deep seated feeling or experience. We ALL need to dig deeply, face our demons and move forward with honesty and compassion. Margaret Thompson
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Joe Houska
I find that the incarcerated inspire self compassion. I feel certain that every incarcerated person deserves the ability to move forward in their life without the debilitating weight of self hatred. So, when I feel strongly that a murderer deserves deep compassion, it creates a space for me to be more self compassionate. For this reason, I think our entire nation and indeed the world would benefit from more compassionate programs for the incarcerated.
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Naveed Heydari
I’m inspired by the level of emotional awareness these men model. I’m inspired that our skeletons can become our angels. I’m inspired that our curses can become our greatest gifts. I am reminded of a similar documentary called “the work.†I am in awe of the powerful work people engage in to shift the paradigm into one of forgiveness, healing and interconnection,
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Kristin Pedemonti
Here's to the power of reclaiming narrative and our own personal stories and seeing ourselves for who we really are. and the additional incredible power of witnessing each other's stories as a journey to healing. As a survivor and someone who works with those who've experienced trauma, through a program called Steer Your Story, I resonated deeply with the stories shared by each courageous man in the video. For them to own their truth, as well as see their own humanity and where their actions stemmed from (hurt people, hurt people) is a message more need to see and experience. My own goal within the next year is to share my program with perpetrators so they too can heal. Already have witnessed this informally as several have shared their stories with me and as a survivor of sexual trauma it felt healing for me to witness and to share forgiveness from my heart. The healing is on both sides, all sides. Thank you for such a very powerful video and for the much needed work you do in GRIP. May you be able to continue this work.