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Post by: aggie49 on January 15, 2015, 10:38:48 am
Forgiveness...

   “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”
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Post by: kimber62372 on January 15, 2015, 10:52:48 am
Beautifully said! Who is the author?
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Post by: 6265AT99 on January 15, 2015, 01:38:21 pm
sounds like the absolute truth to me!
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Post by: SherylsShado on January 15, 2015, 05:14:14 pm
great quote.   I've been struggling with something for a couple of weeks & that quote shed some clarity.  Thank You for sharing!!
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Post by: sherryinutah on January 15, 2015, 09:01:12 pm
It is important to forgive everyone and set yourself free; however, choosing to  trust that person again is optional.   :heart:
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Post by: kimber62372 on January 16, 2015, 07:59:23 am
Very true Sherry!
Quote from: sherryinutah on January 15, 2015, 09:01:12 pm
It is important to forgive everyone and set yourself free; however, choosing to  trust that person again is optional.   :heart:
Very true Sherry!! I have a friend (co-worker) who I thought was a friend until she lied to me and used me and my son. I told her in a stern, loving way..."I love you and care for you and always will, and you have crossed lines with me too many times. Although I forgive you, I cannot trust you like I used to." She cried and I went on my merry way. Boy does she regret the hurt she caused me, but I bet ya she is hurting 10 times worse for hearing my words to her!
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Post by: Getinonthis on January 16, 2015, 09:45:35 am
That's true the desire to inflict hurt upon others is vengeance not forgiveness, forgiveness is a choice that's instant. It's the healing process that requires time. Take time to heal, get past the hurt or you'll keep hurting the individual and others as well.
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Post by: BOSSLADYNELLY on January 16, 2015, 12:35:40 pm
We can't chance the world until we chance ourselves -buggie

We go money for war but can't feed the poor - 2pac
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Post by: patycake56 on January 16, 2015, 03:59:45 pm
Amen  I think every answer here fits the quote quiet well
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Post by: ShadeTree on February 28, 2015, 07:18:21 pm
Don't wait to forgive until you feel like forgiving; you will never get there. Feelings take time to heal after the choice to forgive is made.
―Neil T. Anderson
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Post by: ShadeTree on February 28, 2015, 07:25:48 pm
Forgiveness, REAL forgiveness, isn't about the one being forgiven. It's about the one that needs to forgive.
―Ken Gostcho

Forgiveness is not a one off decision; it is a journey and a process that takes time, determination, and persistence. Forgiveness is not forgetting; it is simply denying your pain the right to control your life.
―Corallie Buchanan

Of all things we mortals are called upon to do, the most difficult is forgiveness; in order to truly do it, you will probably have to behave as if you already have forgiven for quite a while before you have actually done so.
―Marion Zimmer Bradley