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“Life is so short. Grudges are a waste of time. Laugh when you can, apologise when you should, and trust God with what you cannot change.”

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Nicky Gumbel

Nicky Gumbel, born on April 28, 1955, is a British author known for his Christian background and spiritual writing. He is widely recognized for his 'LifeGuide' series of books. more

“The Toltec tradition tells us that we surrender a portion of our life force when we dwell on any unhealed wounding event from our past. The unprocessed emotions surrounding these events burden us and weigh heavily on our hearts. They must be dealt with if we want access to all of our vitality. Ultimately, what we will find is that forgiveness is the key to reclaiming all the life force locked in past hurt.”

Ifs Want Heart Past Force Hurt Emotion Our Lives Events Keys Tradition Burden Access Surrender Portions Locked Our Past Vitality

Author:Debbie Ford

“Forgiveness is a stunning principle, your ticket out of hate and fear and chaos. ... I know what regret feels like; I've earned my credentials. But I also know what forgiveness feels like, because God has so graciously forgiven me.”

Knows Feels Today Past Hate Choices Regret Chaos Principal Tickets Forgiven Stunning Credentials Good Choices Hate And Fear

Author:Barbara Johnson

“Dost thou wish to receive mercy? Show mercy to thy neighbor.”

Shows Wish Mercy Neighbor Show Me

Book:A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church

Source: A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church

“Many of us understand giving, but some of us may still be confused about the meaning of forgiveness. Some people may go through life in a groveling mode, mistakenly believing they have to receive forgiveness from others. Forgiveness offers more than a reprieve granted to us by another person. True forgiveness is a process of giving up the false for the true and allows us to rid our thinking of rigid ideas. We can develop the flexibility to change our mind and our behavior patterns to higher and greater expressions and find new avenues to freedom.”

“Let us be merciful in our mental judgments of our brothers and sisters, for, in truth, we are all one, and the more deeply they seem to err, the more urgent is the need for us to help them with the right thought, and so make it easier for them to get free.”

Needs Helping Seems Brother Easier Judgment Brothers And Sisters Urgent Merciful

Author:Emmet Fox

“True forgiveness deals with the past, all of the past, to make the future possible. We cannot go on nursing grudges even vicariously for those who cannot speak for themselves any longer. We have to accept that we do what we do for generations past, present and yet to come. That is what makes a community a community or a people a people-for better or for worse.”

People Past Speak Community Deals Accepting Generations Goes On Forgiving Nursing Grudge Past Present

Author:Desmond Tutu

“Forgiveness is the key that can unshackle us from a past that will not rest in the grave of things over and done with. As long as our minds are captive to the memory of having been wronged, they are not free to wish for reconciliation with the one who wronged us.”

Mind Long Done Past Wish Memories Keys Forgiving Graves Reconciliation Captives Wronged

Author:Lewis B. Smedes

“When we harbor negative emotions toward others or 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 person's emotional resources. The challenge...is to refine our capacity to love others as well as ourselves and to develop the power of forgiveness.”

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