Gerald Jampolsky Quotes

In fact, not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.

My heart forgives and releases. Inner peace is my goal.

I forgive. First, because I've been forgiven by God. Second, unforgiveness makes me miserable. And third, I'm going to need more forgiveness in the future. So we don't forgive for their benefit. We actually forgive for ours.

Forgiveness is not something that you do for someone else; it's something you do for yourself, To forgive is not to condone, it is to refuse to continue feeling bad about an injury.

Lack of forgiveness causes almost all of our self-sabotaging behavior.

When we forgive and let go, not only does a huge weight drop off your shoulders, but the doorway to your own self-love opens.

When we don’t forgive, we’re not hurting the other person. We’re not hurting the company that did us wrong. We’re not hurting God. We’re only hurting ourselves.

Forgiveness is the most powerful thing you can do for yourself. If you can't learn to forgive, you can forget about achieving true success in your life.

My idea of forgiveness is letting go of resentment that does not serve your better interest, ridding yourself of negative thoughts. All they do is make you miserable. Believe me, you can fret and fume all you want, but whoever it was that wronged you is not suffering from your anguish whatsoever.

The very person you find it hardest to forgive is the one you need to let go of the most. Forgiveness means letting go. It has nothing to do with condoning behavior, it's just letting the whole thing go. We do not have to know how to forgive. All we need to do is be willing to forgive. The Universe will take care of the hows.

When we have painful memories from hurting experiences, we may feel justified in holding on to the resentment. But resentment is corrosive. It doesn't affect the person we feel anger toward, it destroys the host.

Learn to forgive yourself and move on.

Meditation is a process of getting rid of the whole past, of getting rid of all diseases, of getting rid of all the pus that has gathered in you. It is painful, but it is cleansing, and there is no other way to cleanse you.

What he did was wrong. He doesn't deserve your love. But he does deserve your forgiveness, because otherwise he will grow like a weed in your heart until it's choked and overrun. The only person who suffers, when you squirrel away all that hate, is you.

Having asked God for forgiveness, accept release, then truly forgive yourself and turn your back definitely on the matter.

Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go.

Forgiveness is a gift to yourself. It frees you from the past, past experiences, and past relationships. It allows you to live in the present time. When you forgive yourself and forgive others, you are indeed free.

You have the power to take away someone's happiness by refusing to forgive. That someone is you.

If we are going to be happy and have any chance at growing then we must learn how to forgive others ... and ourselves.

There is no happiness until the mind is still. The cause of all sickness and sadness is the fluctuation of the mind.

It is when judgment ceases that healing occurs.

Forgiving doesn't make the person who hurt you feel better, it makes you feel better.

Forgive, you will have happiness. Forget, you will have satisfacton. Forgive and forget, You will have everlasting peace Within and without.

Your fellowship with God flows freely when you're willing to forgive, but it gets blocked by unforgiveness.

Forgiving is a gift to the forgiver as well as to the perpetrator.