Status Updates From Forgiving the Unforgivable

"You keep an eye on the past to know where you have come from and what road has brought you here. The other eye looks ahead at the unknown with a clear and steady gaze."

"A person's reacceptance is forgiveness and a powerful heart "

"People are always blaming the circumstances for what they are...the people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them."
George Bernard Shaw

"I want to be better, not bitter."

“The major fear associated with too much forgiveness…is that forgiveness invites repeated offense.”

“ I cannot control you. I can’t control what you think or what you do. I cannot control whether you love me or hurt me in the past. Today, though, I can control myself.”

“People hurt each other all the time. Some are mean-spirited, some are manipulative, some are schemers. That’s the way it is. So you don’t let them have the power to destroy you. You blow them off and go on with your life. Only next time around, you’re just much more careful about the choices you make.”

“People, I’ve come to believe, are basically good; but they run off the rails on occasion.”

Forgiving is not condoning.. wow. and I’ve always looked at them as the same. I get scared that if I forgive they’ll think everything is okay. shit.

“You can’t equate forgiving and condoning.”

“Humans are self-serving. Most people look out for themselves first. They care about others, but they are lucky just to be able to get through their own lives.”

“Harm happens. I thought I could control it, but I could not. I will expect it again and know I can transcend it or choose to walk away from it.