CHARACTER STRONG UNIT 5 LESSON 3 CHARACTER DARE

CHARACTER STRONG UNIT 5: LESSON 3 CHARACTER DARE IN ACTION: FORGIVENESS ON DESK: Leadership Notebook & Pencil

TRACK YOUR WORK • Essential Trait = Honesty • Read = X (if you read the whole dare) • Complete = X (if you did) • Incomplete = X (if you did not) • Comment = How did it go or why didn’t you do it?

Please forgive the typo on question #2. It should read, “Describe an example of the Law of the Harvest…” LAW OF THE HARVEST ASSESSMENT WHEN YOU ARE DONE - Put testing folder down - Turn test over - Doodle, read or nap until everyone is done.

TODAY YOU WILL… • Reflect daily on your own character and identify ways you could improve it. • Identify an area in your life where you need to forgive. • Understand why Forgiveness is closely connected with levels of happiness.

• What are your first thoughts after watching the video? POWER OF FORGIVENESS • Do you know of an instance of Forgiveness that you have experienced or seen in your life that was powerful? What made it powerful? • What do you think about Forgiveness? Do you think it is important and needed in our world and day-to-day relationships? Why or why not?

PRACTICING FORGIVENESS • Close your eyes and picture someone who you are currently holding a grudge against or are having some unresolved conflict with. • Or think about something negative that was said to you that may still be bothering you.

• Forgiveness defined is letting go of resentment. PRACTICING FORGIVENESS • In fact, forgiveness is more for you than it is the other person. • It is not saying that what someone did is ok, but rather it is letting go of the feelings that are holding you back from moving forward.

LET’S FORGIVE

CLASS DEBRIEF • How did it feel to go through that activity? • It has been said that Forgiveness is the character trait most closely connected to happiness. Why do you think this could be true? Explain.

AS YOU LEAVE… Think about who you need to forgive and why forgiveness is so important and powerful to practice in our lives.