March 17, 2012
Forgivness
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~ Lewis Smedes
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”~ Mahatma Gandhi
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” Oscar Wilde
“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 truth to people in its own way and time.” ~ Sarah Paddison
“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” ~ Catherine Ponder
“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” ~ Bryant McGill
“Most of us can forgive and forget; we just don’t want the other person to forget that we forgave” ~ Ivern Ball
“We achieve inner health only through forgiveness – the forgiveness not only of others but also of ourselves” ~ Joshua Loth Liebman
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” ~ Mark Twain
“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past.” ANNE LAMOTT (Traveling Mercies)
“You can either practice being right or practice being kind.”
― Anne Lamott
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