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My mother always told me forgiveness can be hard for all of us, but we must look even harder at the future, without it.
started by Joe Bennett on 19 Sep 13
2 follow-ups, last by bevharrisaz1 on 19 Sep 13
I thought it applies to many areas in life, including forgiveness: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." ~ Chinese Proverb
Forgiveness Imagine finding yourself in a prison-like setting. As you look around, you see a number of cells visible from where you're standing. You see people from your past incarcerated there ...
"In a word, we live together in forgiveness ... for without it no human fellowship can survive. Don't insist on your rights, don't blame each other, don't judge or condemn each other, don't find f...
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us....
Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. (Corrie ten Boom)
"Forgiveness is making peace with something - or someone - you can not change." (Marina Cantacuzino)
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well. (Lewis B. Smedes)
"We will not withhold forgiveness, even from those who do not ask." (Maya Angelou)
To forgive is to assume a larger identity than the person who was first hurt. (David Whyte)
The simple truth is, we all make mistakes, and we all need forgiveness... We can come up with all manner of justifications to excuse what we have done. When we are willing to let down our defenses ...
To say 'I forgive you' is almost condescending - it locks me into an 'us and them' scenario keeping me right and you wrong. That attitude won't change anything. But I can experience empathy, and in...
Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don't worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back tr...
The unsympathetic assessments we make of others are usually the result of nothing more sinister than our habit of looking at them in the wrong way, through lenses clouded by distraction, exhaustion...
The best way to forgive someone is to enter into their sufferings. (John Geddes)
It is a remarkable feat to be able to see past the inhumanity of someone's behavior and recognize the humanity of the person committing the atrocity. This is not weakness. This is heroic strength, ...
Completing It's almost a cliche to say that we are all made differently. Different temperaments, different bodies, different personalities, different life experiences, etc. Often, we see these d...
