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“Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; it's something you do for yourself. To forgive is not to condone, it is to refuse to continue feeling bad about an injury.”
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
“Forgiveness has nothing to do with absolving a criminal of his crime. It has everything to do with relieving oneself of the burden of being a victim--letting go of the pain and transforming oneself...”
“I eventually came to understand that in harboring the anger, the bitterness and resentment towards those that had hurt me, I was giving the reins of control over to them. Forgiving was not about ac...”
“There isn't time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that.”
“With time and perspective we recognize that such problems in life do come for a purpose, if only to allow the one who faces such despair to be convinced that he really does need divine strength bey...”
“Do not feel ill will toward others. It will only bring negative energy into your life which will fester and grow as you let that anger into your heart. Hunger for revenge, for your pain to be put o...”
“Why so many wounded people look for forgiveness from who has injured them?”
“Maybe He'll get what he deserves. Maybe Not. Maybe I'll never find it in my heart to forgive him. And maybe there's nothing wrong with that,either. All those maybes swimming around my head make me ...”
“Let go of the pain.”
“Forgiveness enables me to walk away from that pain, the loneliness and suffering.”
“Why dwell on the pain, when you can focus on peaceful thoughts?”
“It hurt to be wounded. But healing begins with forgiveness.”
“Let go of your pain and heal your wounds.”
“the supposedly intelligent are often too quick to judgewhen really all that's needed is loveand understandingbut try not to judge them in return because they will often judge themselves even more h...”
“I hated myself, and the part of me that was cowardly wished for a simple solution: an exchange of pain for forgiveness. But life didnt work that way, and fucking up was forever.”
“Instantaneous forgiveness can bring longstanding self-preservation, not to mention a cheaper Ralph's bill on Rolaids.”
“Pain and love cannot be in the same space. You can never love anyone in pain. You cannot truly love yourself in pain. The more pain you carry in your heart, the harder it becomes to love anyone inc...”
“What are you doing?What does it look like? Im getting down on my knees.His head butted against her stomach. Her muscles clenched, shocked at the touch, even through the layer of cotton.Ive never be...”
“Much of what I learned about forgiveness I learned by inhabiting the lives of my characters. Even villains act with reasonable intent. Mercy is easier with understanding. Still, it helps that on pa...”
