Forgiveness And Letting Go Quotes

“It is in the healing of self-blame and judgement, that the self is liberated from the constraints of binding emotions...And you come to remember your true authentic self." © 2015 W.E. Slater”
― Wendy E. Slater, Into the Hearth, Poems-Volume 14

“Despereaux looked at his father, at his grey-streaked fur and trembling whiskers and his front paws clasped together in front of his heart, and he felt suddenly as if his own heart would break in two. His father looked so small, so sad.
"Forgive me," said Lester again.
Forgiveness, reader, is, I think, something very much like hope and love, a powerful, wonderful thing.
And a ridiculous thing, too.
Isn't it ridiculous, after all, to think that a son could forgive his father for beating the drum that sent him to his death? Isn't it ridiculous to think that a mouse ever could forgive anyone for such perfidy?
But still, here are the words Despereaux Tilling spoke to his father. He said, "I forgive you, Pa."
And he said those words because he sensed it was the only way to save his own heart, to stop it from breaking in two. Despereaux, reader, spoke those words to save himself.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

“Renunciation is not rejecting the family but accepting the whole world as family. Renunciation is not changing the name or dress. It is changing the attitude towards life. Renunciation is not removing the hairs form the head. It is eliminating the negative thoughts from the mind. Renunciation is not running away from responsibility, doership or fruits of action but it is focusing on the fruits and actions that will bring happiness to the whole world. Renunciation is the ultimate compassion and ultimate forgiveness.”
― Amit Ray, Walking the Path of Compassion

“But if you happen to be a man, sometime in the future and you've made it this far, please remember: You will never be subject to the temptation or feeling you must forgive a man as a woman. It's difficult to resist, believe me. But remember that forgiveness too is a power. To beg for it is a power, and to withhold or bestow it is a power, perhaps the greatest. Maybe none of this is about control. Maybe it isn't really about who can own whom. Who can do what to whom and get away with it, even as far as death. Maybe it isn't about who can sit and who has to kneel or stand or lay down, legs spread open. Maybe it's about who CAN do what to whom and be forgiven for it. Never tell me it amounts to the same.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

“Forgiveness is a radical act of setting your soul free, and the person you blame, hate, fear or resent cannot help you with that. Only your heart holds the key.”
― Anthon St. Maarten

“Radical forgiveness is proving once again that you are not allowing that storm to defeat you.”
― Germany Kent

“When you forgive you let go of a weight you alone carry.”
― Black Mike

“You can forgive someone and still think they are an asshole. Forgiveness doesn't change what a person is, it only changes you.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“So what if they have never apologized. Forgive them and keep moving forward.”
― Germany Kent

“Forgive those who have hurt you and don't let them bring you down any longer. Think about all of the good things you have in your life right now and focus on them instead.”
― Junamare Tuban

“Forgiveness is beautiful, just like a bright autumn afternoon.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya, Safa Tempo: Poems New & Selected

“I’m learning that forgiveness will take my heart from a graveyard to a garden—from a place of death to a place of life. Where things can grow and heal.”
― Caitlin Miller, Our Yellow Tape Letters

“Forgive those people that hurt you so you can put the past behind you. Break those chains. Restore strength that leads to peace, joy, and achieving abundance. Shift your energy to battles that bring you back into your purpose immersing yourself in things that feed your spirit.”
― Germany Kent

“The relationship that we built from the
start led me to feel more secure as each day
passes by. I am peaceful now because of
my past. I was never the same.”
― Anna Agoncillo, True Stories of Forgiveness

“It is difficult to harbor unforgiveness and pray for the person who wronged you at the same time.”
― Kia Stephens, Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love

“To forgive and to forget are great qualities bestowed in
every one of us.”
― Udayakumar DS, Life of a Sunset Kid

“Just as our hearts can break to learn how to beat, change ushers in the dances we need. Everything is a newborn gift and a new chance. Everything leads the way- through darkness opening to light. Compassion, forgiveness and inner sight usher us into the ever-twinkling starlight.”
― Ulonda Faye, Sutras of the Heart: Spiritual Poetry to Nourish the Soul

“The trick, of course, isn't to avoid the darkness, it's to always be finding the light. Your pupils will adjust, but don't get to the point that you can only see in the dark, that the dark feels like home.”
― Laurel Slyck, Did Anyone Tell You This Was Going to Be Easy?

“Those who forgive without receiving an apology are the strongest.
It shows how well they can be in control of their emotions without their emotions controlling them.”
― Ojingiri Hannah

“Forgiveness reckons unflinchingly with a past that cannot be undone. The futility of retribution's urge to turn time backwards is precisely what forgiveness understands and works against.”
― Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account

“Deny No Man The Ability To Walk On The Path Of Righteousness Or Face The Wrath Of A World Of Pure Evil”
― Mr Luc Jorgart, Whispers of Wisdom: Philosophical Quotes of Luc Jorgart

“Letting Go Of The Past
Accepting forgiveness for past mistakes can be hard: for out past mistakes are usually never forgotten, only dealt with.”
― Michael O. Borthwick

“Forgiveness can be a powerful tool. It can loosen the knots we often tie ourselves. It can bandage up wounds, large and small. It can heal traumas, visible and invisible. But withholding forgiveness can also cause more harm than good. It can tighten its grip on you bound to the person who hurt you.”
― Terah Shelton Harris, One Summer in Savannah

“True forgiveness creates the space for someone to be better even when they can’t see why they need to be better, or how.”
― Troy Hadeed, My Name Is Love: We're Not All That Different

“He'd never believed he could be a changed man--even after he'd asked God to forgive him. Instead, he'd wallowed in his mistakes, letting himself keep one foot in his old life and one in his new. Maybe it was time to let himself finally believe he could live differently, could make different choices, and could forge a different life.”
― Jody Hedlund, Finally His Bride

“It does not matter what your hands look like. It only matters what they do." -Gisela”
― Rebecca Belliston, Heart of Red, Blood of Blue

“You don’t forgive because someone else deserves it; you forgive because you deserve it. You deserve to be free from bitterness”
― Loren Cribbs, Wings to Rise above Divorce: Finding Forgiveness, Redemption, and Renewal during Turbulent Separations

“True forgiveness is liberating, because it frees us from the energetic attachments of the past.”
― Sandra Francis, The Soul Cave: It's Never Too Late to Find Your Power

“Forgive. It’s key! Sometimes, the past is frightening,
and others genuinely hurt, assaulted, or abused you,
but for you to move on with your life, you need to forgive. Forgive those who wronged you, even if they’re no
longer part of your life, they have Alzheimers, or they
died. Ultimately, you’re freeing yourself when you forgive. Words have power.”
― Annie Eklöv, Help! My Room Exploded: How to Simplify Your Home to Reduce ADHD Symptoms

“It's ok to forgive people silently and then just never speak to them again. They know what they did.”
― Mr. Joshua Shaw, I Took a Plane to Die in Denver