![]() “True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.’” – Oprah Winfrey When we forgive, we continue to live our lives with lightness. “To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.” – ConfuciusĬhinese philosopher Confucius speaks to the lasting nature of anger and resentment, and how it can build up and hurt us over time. ![]() Letting go of resentment lifts a weight from our shoulders and makes it easier to breathe and move on. Holding onto resentment harms only us, not the person who has hurt us, as activist Nelson Mandela says. “Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” – Nelson Mandela By forgiving, we find sweetness and light after heartache and pain, and that sweetness is the scent that will remain. “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” – Mark TwainĪmerican writer and humorist Mark Twain views forgiveness as a gift. That forgiveness then acts as protection against pain and a way of more joyfully moving through our days. By adjusting how we view our experiences, we can more easily forgive those who make mistakes. explained the perspective required to enable forgiveness. “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” – Dr. To forgive is a virtue of the brave, an act of courage, compassion, and strength like little else. In the compiled collection of his writings, All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections, Mahatma Gandhi wrote about the strength needed to forgive those who hurt us. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi She has addressed the United Nations General Assembly, appeared in numerous media interviews and is the author of the bestseller Finding Forgiveness (McGraw Hill).From Mother Teresa to Desmond Tutu, the following inspirational quotes shared by the world’s most thoughtful minds highlight just how much forgiveness can help make us whole. Eileen Borris is a licensed psychologist and has conducted conflict resolution in nine (9) foreign countries. This truly is like taking poison and hoping someone else will die.ĭr. It has a negative impact on our health and over time creates suffering just for ourselves. Our anger only affects ourselves, no one else. ![]() How many times have we gotten angry towards someone in our self-righteous anger wanted to lash out in some way. Think about these wise words from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. However justified we may feel, doing others harm even in the name of revenge, severely disturbs our own peace of mind and creates conditions for our own suffering.” Actually, it creates suffering not only for the victims of our deeds but also for us. ![]() Feelings of self-righteous anger and the urge for revenge may sometimes lead us to harm others in the mistaken conviction that it will benefit us and bring us some form of happiness. We think that a certain mode of behavior will bring us happiness when in fact it brings us suffering. “In the course of our lives we often make misguided decisions that harm ourselves or others. As I began developing my book “Finding Forgiveness” into an audio book I was reminded of the words that His Holiness the Dalai Lama shared in writing the foreword for “Finding Forgiveness.” Because of the profoundness of what he said I would like to share some of his beautiful words.
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