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Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

You will begin to heal when you let go of past hurts, forgive those who have wronged you, and learn to forgive yourself for your mistakes.

Forgiving someone doesn’t mean condoning their behavior. It doesn’t mean forgetting how they hurt you or giving that person room to hurt you again. Forgiving someone means making peace with what happened. It means acknowledging your wound, giving yourself permission to feel the pain, and recognizing why that pain no longer serves you. It means letting go of the hurt and resentment so that you can heal and move on.

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.

When you forgive, you in no way change the past, but you sure do change the future.

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.

Humbleness, forgiveness, clarity and love are the dynamics of freedom. They are the foundations of authentic power.

Rejection doesn’t hurt, expectation does. Lying doesn’t destroy, denial does. Forgetfulness doesn’t heal, forgiveness does.

The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.

Stop beating yourself up.  You are a work in progress; which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.

Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.

Forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.

If you can’t forgive and forget, pick one.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace.

We must remember that an apology isn’t an apology unless it’s meaningful.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.