It’s possible to mend our world only by finding the courage to mend ourselves. ~ Dr. Sonya Friedman ~ If for no other reason than for yourself, forgive to release yourself from the negative experiences of the past. Take time to meditate, and give thanks for the wisdom and knowledge gained from your suffering and pain….
Tag: Forgiveness
FORGIVE PAST HURTS
The act of forgiveness is the act of returning to present time. And that’s why when one has become a forgiving person, and has managed to let go of the past, what they’ve really done is they’ve shifted their relationship with time. ~ Caroline Myss ~ We only have the present, and to live in the…
FORGIVENESS and ANGELS
An Angel is Forgiving. We have all been deeply hurt at one time in our lives. We can make this world a better place by becoming an angel of forgiveness for others during this time. When there is no earthly reason to forgive, no justification for letting someone off the hook, we can seek a…
CHOOSE FORGIVENESS
Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive. ~ C. S. Lewis ~ Forgiveness requires feeling willing to forgive. Do not attempt to forgive someone before you have identified, fully felt, expressed, and released your anger and pain. Sometimes we just have to make the choice to forgive. We might…
UNDERSTANDING AND FORGIVING
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. ~ Dale Carnegie ~ The easiest way to understand someone is to place yourself in their shoes and feel what they are feeling. If we need to forgive someone, there is good for both people involved….
ONLY THE BRAVE KNOW HOW TO FORGIVE
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. ~ Marianne Williamson ~ Forgiveness would be simple if we only had to grant it to those who come asking for it in sorrow and repentance. But things don’t work that way. Forgiveness is one of the greatest gifts you…
FORGIVENESS – BEYOND THE PAIN
When we want to move beyond the pain, when we want to feel better, when we are ready to move beyond where we are, emotionally and spiritually, we must forgive. ~ Iyanla Vanzant (The Value in the Valley) ~ Forgiveness doesn’t mean that you deny the other person’s responsibility for hurting you, and it doesn’t…