"Self forgiveness is one of the most unselfish things you can do. Everyone around benefits as you become less demanding, more giving and more forgiving."
- William Fergus Martin
October 22, 2024
"When we forgive we choose to be empowered, rather than being a victim."
- Unknown
October 22, 2024
"Turn Tormentors into Mentors."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Think of someone who antagonizes, annoys or upsets you and ask yourself, What positive character qualities does this person express that I lack?"
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Forgiveness is something we are rather than something we do."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"What we think are issues we have with our nts are really issues we have with life."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Every wound offers us a gift."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"A garden emerges from tending the outer world; forgiveness emerges from tending our inner world."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"We cannot forgive others while being at war with ourselves."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Part Three: Go Deeper: Reconcile with Yourself"
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Much of what happens in life is emotion disguised as reason."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Cynicism is a sign of a split between our idealism and our practicality."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Cynicism is a bad tempered guard dog, which keeps biting its owner."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Cynicism is the ability to create a better world"
- stuck in reverse
October 22, 2024
"The truth is not a stick with which to beat yourself."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"When we are absolutely sure we are right, we can be absolutely sure we are wrong."
- Anonymous
October 22, 2024
"Practising forgiveness on the small things makes it easier to forgive the big things."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"Forgiveness is an act of willingness not an act of will."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"A more forgiving attitude makes it easier to develop wisdom…Likewise a deeper capacity for wisdom makes it easier to forgive."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"If we hold onto our wounds in an area of life then we hold back the growth of wisdom in that area too."
- Me
October 22, 2024
"“Emphasizing that forgiving allows us to access the wisdom we can gain from an experience.”"
- Me
October 22, 2024
"We need to be willing to accept our feelings around an event in order to fully gain the benefits, which are available from it.”"
- Me
October 22, 2024
"To be able to forgive we must first meet the legitimate needs of the s of us that don’t want to forgive."
- Me
October 22, 2024