Forgiveness Quotes - Page 31

What happens in our hearts is our field of freedom. As long as we carry old wounds and anger in our hearts, we continue to suffer. Forgiveness allows us to move on.

The only goal in life is to be happy, genuinely, intensely and consistently , regardless of what it looks like to others.

The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good.

There have been times in Life when my light has been extinguished and the smoldering embers of it were blown back into flame by another. I give deepest Thanks to all that have rekindled my light.

Forgiveness is a process of accepting the past and welcoming the mysterious beauty of the future.

Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.

Forgiveness is probably the most important self-esteem building process anyone can undertake. Forgiveness is an internal response to the fact that we cannot, under any circumstances, change the past. The only things we can change are our thoughts about the past. Forgiveness happens when we stop wishing for a better past and understand that we are carrying hatred, anger and resentment within us.

Matthew held out his hands. “Pax,” he said, wheedlingly. “Let it be peace between us. You can pour the rest of the port on my head.”James’ mouth curved up into a smile. It was impossible to stay angry with Matthew. It was almost impossible to get angry at Matthew.

The only difference between success and failure is Lack of Vision

The only way we can change an enemy to a friend is by forgiveness.

My Mom often said... Every minute spent with Mr. wrong is a minute that can't be spent with Mr. Right.

For the grateful, there is no room for disappointment; Each moment offers life.

If we try to see something positive in everything we do, life won't necessarily become easier but it becomes more valuable.

The quicker your forget unpleasant instances and forgive yourself or others for wrong deeds, the better are your chances of focusing on your aspirations and working towards them.

That I feed the beggar, that I forgive an insult, that I love my enemy in the name of Christ, all these are undoubtedly great virtues. What I do unto the least o’ my brethren, that I do unto Christ. But what if I should discover that the least amongst them all, the poorest of all beggars, the most impudent of all offenders, yeah, the very fiend himself, that these are within me, and that I myself stand in need of the alms of my own kindness, that I myself am the enemy who must be loved. What then? Then, as a rule, the whole truth of Christianity is reversed: there is then no more talk of love and long-suffering; we say to the brother within us “Raca,” and condemn and rage against ourselves. We hide him from the world, we deny ever having met this least among the lowly in ourselves, and had it been God himself who drew near to us in this despicable form, we should have denied him a thousand times before a single cock had crowed.

Forgiveness in God's eyes is unconditional; no matter what you have done, you can receive forgiveness.

The only principle which will make you more content, less bitter is to live a life that has "Less excuses, more results. Less distraction, more focus. Less me, more we. Live with "Gratitude" not with "Greytitude

Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.

The saved sinner is prostrate in adoration, lost in wonder and praise. He knows repentance is not what we do in order to earn forgiveness; it is what we do because we have been forgiven. It serves as an expression of gratitude rather than an effort to earn forgiveness. Thus the sequence of forgiveness and then repentance, rather than repentance and then forgiveness, is crucial for understanding the gospel of grace.

Learn to forgive others so that you can release yourself from being held captive by the very negative thoughts around you.

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was yourself.

There are things that can be fixed with an apology and things that can't.

Somebody becomes an enemy if you personalize the unconsciousness that is the ego. Non-reaction is not weakness but strength. Another word for non-reaction is forgiveness. To forgive is to overlook, or rather to look through. You look through the ego to the sanity that is in every human being as his or her essence.

Poor means when we lack things in our lives. There are two types of poverty. ...those that need food and shelter and those that need God in their lives. We are called to service to help both group of people as much as we can.

Time doesn't heal all wounds, only distance can lessen the sting of them.

Why wait to forgive and let go only after you have sufficiently wallowed in your despair? Why not forgive and let go now?

No matter what you say, or how much you talk, someone isn’t really forgiven until you can stand beside them without wanting to slap them in the face.

If one by one we counted people outFor the least sin, it wouldn't take us longTo get so we had no one left to live with.For to be social is to be forgiving.

Because of the Resurrection, our natural reaction must be to get past our emotional reactions as quickly as possible and reflect on what happened in light of the cross and the resurrection and our own baptisms into that defining reality – to the life-giving and life-affirming waters of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Forgive and be compassionate with another in love, in peace and in faith.

We often try to force the experience we want to have, instead of allowing the experience we were meant to have, and in doing this, we miss out on gaining any new insight or understanding.

I've had an exciting life I married for love and got a little money along with it.

Considering the fortune you might have lost you'll have to admit you're rich already.

God has a passion for brand new beginnings.

What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?

Forgiveness is a practiced and fervrent process".~R. Alan Woods [2012]

When we take too long to forgive the people we love, we can sometimes be too damn late for it to matter.

We must give people the chance to change.

It's like this old patchwork quilt my momma used to have...Each piece on that quilt meant something. And some of those pieces were the damn ugliest things you've ever seen...But some of the pieces were so beautiful they almost hurt my eyes to look at when I was a kid...That's the best you can hope for, Danny. That your life turns out like that patchwork quilt. That you can add some bright, sparkling pieces to the dirty, stained ones you have so far. That in the end, the bright patches might take up more space on your quilt than the dark ones.

Slight not what is near though aiming at what is far.

Love seeks the best. Love endures all times. Love never changes.

This only grant me that my means may lie too low for envy for contempt too high.

It is gracious to overlook and offence.

God can make you whole again. Past experiences may not disappear, but they don’t have the same effect on you.

Forgiving yourself can prove as difficult as licking a scab off your elbow.

Nothing is enough to the man for whom enough is too little.

We are worth fighting for,” we both whispered. Giving one another permission, into each other madness.

I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me.

Where you see and feel wrongdoing, Divine Mind sees opportunity to restore Wholeness.

The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good.

One of the greatest lessons we can learn in life is how to keep mute when the boiling ring of anger is dropped within us

I also believe that forgiveness is appropriate only when parents do something to earn it. Toxic parents, especially the more abusive ones, need to acknowledge what happened, take responsibility, and show a willingness to make amends. If you unilaterally absolve parents who continue to treat you badly, who deny much of your reality and feelings, and who continue to project blame onto you, you may seriously impede the emotional work you need to do.

Countless possibilities exist in any situation. You must maintain a positive outlook to see the miraculous possibilities.

if the goddes can forgive her, can't we?""I think there's a big difference between forgiving her and makin her into something she wasn't just because she's dead

God will forgive me the foolish remarks I have made about Him just as I will forgive my opponents the foolish things they have written about me even though they are spiritually as inferior to me as I to thee O God!

Forgiveness is a gift to the one who is hurting.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.

Where Love Leads, Hatred Cannot Follow.

When you forgive, you immerse yourself in healing waters.