“Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a superficial turning of the other cheek that leaves us feeling victimized and martyred. Rather, it is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past.” FeelingsPastBehaviorForgivingDivorceCheeksSuperficialFinishingIrresponsibleHurtfulMisguidedContaminationMartyred Author:Joan Z. Borysenko
“In the long run the answer to all those who object to the doctrine of hell, is itself a question: What are you asking God to do? To wipe out their past sins and, at all costs, to give them a fresh start, smoothing every difficulty and offering every miraculous help? But He has done so, on Calvary. To forgive them? They will not be forgiven. To leave them alone? Alas, I am afraid that is what He does.” GivingLongDoeDoneHelpingRunningPastSinAnswersHellObjectsCostDifficultyAskingForgivingDoctrineOfferingLong RunsForgivenAlasMiraculousWipeFresh StartCalvaryAsking God Author:C. S. Lewis
“I ask you to forgive me for not fulfilling some hopes of those people who believed that we would be able to jump from the totalitarian past into a bright, rich and civilized future in one go.” PeopleWould BeAblePastAsksRichForgivingCivilizedFulfillingForgive Me Author:Boris Yeltsin
“Love is within us. It cannot be destroyed. It can be ignored. To the extent that we abandon love we will feel it has abandoned us. Denying love is our only problem, and embracing it is the only answer. Through the power of love, we can let go of past history and begin again. Love heals, forgives, and makes whole.” FeelsWholeProblemPastAnswersLove IsLetting GoForgivingHealDestroyedAbandonAbandonedIgnoredPower Of LoveBegin AgainLove Heals Author:Ernest Holmes
“A child who's been injured by a parent waits her whole life for some acknowledgment of the wrong that's been done, some validation from him that her pain is real, that he's sorry and will make amends. The child will wait forever, unable to move forward, unable to forgive, without someone to acknowledge the past. In that powerlessness comes a terrible rage.” ChildrenRealDoneWholePainPastMovingWaitingParentForeverTerribleForgivingSorryRageWhole LifeMoving ForwardAcknowledgeInjuredValidationPowerlessnessAcknowledgmentAmendsUnable To Forgive Book:Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You Source: Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You
“People spend thousands in therapy digging and digging in the past. When you dig and dig, you find relics. Try to forgive yourself and get back on that ride.” PeopleTryingPastForgivingTherapyGet BackDiggingForgive YourselfRelics Author:Richard Simmons
“Second only to the sea, the Miami sky has been the greatest comfort in my life past 50. On a good day, when the wind blows from the south, the light here is diffuse and forgiving.” Has BeensLightPastSeaSkyWindComfortForgivingSouthBlowGood DayMiami Author:Iggy Pop