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Forgiveness is the choice to see people as they are now. When we’re mad at people, we’re angry because of something they said or did before this moment. By letting go of the past, we make room for miracles to replace our grievances.

Let the past make you better, not bitter.

I have no desire to argue with anyone. I choose to walk away because I just want peace.

There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn’t with you, it is with themselves.

Neurologists claim that every time you resist acting on your anger, you’re actually rewiring your brain to be calmer and more loving.

We often hold a grudge because we don’t want to let the other person off the hook. But who’s really hooked—the one who’s holding on or the one who’s moved on?

You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared, or anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a ‘negative person.’ It makes you human.

 

Have the maturity to know sometimes silence is more powerful than having the last word.

Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.

You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.

Abandon the idea that you will forever be the victim of the things that have happened to you. Choose to be a victor.

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.

It is wise to direct your anger toward problems; not people. To focus your energies on answers; not excuses.

The more you hide your feelings, the more they show. The more you deny your feelings, the more they grow.

The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.

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

Don’t promise when you are happy, don’t reply when you are angry, and don’t decide when you are sad.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Don’t wait for your feelings to change to take the action. Take the action and your feelings will change.