Theresa S’s Reviews > Forgiving the Unforgivable: Overcoming the Bitter Legacy of Intimate Wounds > Status Update

“ 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.”