Quotes

" Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a permanent attitude " M.L.King

' The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong ' Mahatma Gandhi

" When being hurt and angry and believing you are less than you are does not get you what you want, it is time to forgive . . . If you don’t like yourself, it is time to forgive. If there is anyone, anywhere on the planet you . . . do not love, it is time to forgive. If you are overweight, underweight, out of cash, in a bad relationship, working in an unfulfilling career, have corns on your little toes, have a cold or a toothache, there is somebody, somewhere you need to forgive. " Iyanla Vanzant

' Through forgiveness we reconnect with a tremendous power which brings much more love, peace and joy into our everyday emotional and spiritual life.' Jim Dincalci

" Forgiveness is making the choice to find no more value in anger, and to see that we are all God’s light, all joined, and the separations we feel are only part of the illusions of the ego. " Gerald G. Jampolsky

" When we harbor negative emotions toward others and toward ourselves, or when we intentionally create pain for others, we poison our own physical and spiritual systems. By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. It disables a persons emotional resources. The challenge . . . Is to refine our capacity to love others as well as ourselves and to develop the power of forgiveness. " Caroline Myss

‘ Until we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who that person is. Until we have forgiven someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is. Forgiving others is the . . . way to forgive ourselves, and forgiveness is our greatest need ’ Marianne Williamson

“ Life is an adventure in forgiveness ” Norman Cousins

“ Forgive because you deserve it ” Abraham Hicks

“ When we stop judging there will no longer be any need for forgiveness ” Jerry Jampolski and Diane Cirincione

“ True forgiveness is a moment by moment experience. Daily we must take our less than loving moments and be willing to see ourselves as human. In our willingness to forgive we are able to embrace our humanity ” Rhonda Britten

“ Forgiveness is different from saying ' I lose' or ‘ I was wrong and you are right’.It is different from letting someone off the hook for a perceived wrong. Forgiveness is simply a way of freeing your spirit and becoming an unlimited being. Peacefulness and increased energy are the prize, and forgiveness is the price. To me it’s a bargain ” Doreen Virtue