It is very important for our spirituality to learn to forgive.  By forgiving, I don't mean just forgiving others, we must also learn to forgive ourselves as well.  This at times can be more difficult than forgiving others.

 

"Harboring a grudge completely blocks our ability to have peace of mind. Forgiveness is not something we do for the sake of another person.  Forgiveness is something we do for ourselves."

-Greg Barrette

 

"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."

-Paul Boese

 

 "Only after we can learn to forgive ourselves can we accept others as they are because we don't feel threatened by anything about them which is better than us."

-Stephen Covey

 

"Forgiveness is an inner correction that lightens the heart. It is for our peace of mind first.  Being at peace, we will now have peace to give to others, and this is the most permanent and valuable gift we can possibly give."

-Gerald Jampolsky

 

"Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude."

-Martin Luthor King, Jr.

 

"One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everyone everything every night before you go to bed."

-Ann Landers

 

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heal that has crushed it."

-Mark Twain

 

"Unforgiveness is the poison we drink hoping others will die."

-Unknown

 

"The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world."

 

"Forgiveness—of yourself and others--is only possible when you realize that you are a work in progress—but then again, so is everybody else. So stop complaining and start making a contribution to yourself and those around you."