I am certain that people never forgive because they believe they have an obligation to do it or because someone told them to do it. Forgiveness has to come from inside as a desire of the heart. Wanting to is the steam that pushes the forgiving engine.

Forgiving is, first of all, a way of helping yourself to get free of the unfair pain somebody caused you.

It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.

The longer we hate, the harder it is to heal us.

The secret of grace is that it can be all right at the center even when it is all wrong on the edges.

How many times should you forgive your household bruiser? You should not even think about forgiving him. Not yet. Not as long as he has his foot on your neck. Your problem at this point is not forgiving. Your problem is how to get out of his reach. Once you get away from him, you can think about forgiving him.

I learned that gratitude is the best feeling I would ever have, the ultimate joy of living.