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.
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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.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory.
You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.
Study the past if you would define the future. --CONFUCIUS
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life.
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
Never fall out of love with life
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.
Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
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