Lawana Blackwell Quotes

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

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

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

You're as sick as your secrets, and my whole life was a secret, so it's just... it's been really healing, and I've found a lot of inner peace by just owning everything and moving forward from there.

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.

Forgiveness is a choice, but it is not an option.

Forgiveness doesn't excuse their actions. Forgiveness stops their actions from destroying your heart.

When true forgiveness happens it is one of the most astonishing and liberating of the human experience.

Forgiveness doesn't make the situation OK, it makes you OK.

Forgiving is, first of all, a way of helping yourself to get free of the unfair pain somebody caused you.

While it may not be a simple act, offering forgiveness not only has the power to heal relationships, it strengthens the well-being of those who give this life-changing gift.

Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself

You have to forgive everybody. It's the best beauty treatment.

Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.

You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others.

Forgiveness is not to give the other person peace. Forgiveness is for you. Take that opportunity.

I think forgiveness is probably one of the greatest forms of self-love there is because you don't do forgiveness for anybody else. My captors will never care if I forgive them... It will not make a day of difference to them at all, but it will make a huge difference to me.

Forgiveness for one's self is the only way we can keep going through life and give ourselves the best chance at being the best people we can be.

I want to be in a better position than what I was yesterday. The only way that can happen is by eliminating any negative ill will or feelings toward anyone.

Have you recently been through a challenge, disappointment, break up or disloyalty with somebody in your life? If so, it's important after you've been hurt, to take some time to think like a lion tamer about your pain, so you can tame the possibility of more negativity coming back to bite you again!

For me, the healing process starts with graciousness and forgiveness.

I woke up one day, and for some reason all the hate and anger was gone.

Forgive yourself and forgive others around you.

One of my biggest lessons in life is, we heal at the speed of our forgiveness.

In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people.