Elin Nordegren Quotes

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing.

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

You're supposed to remember, and still forgive.

You have to work on forgiveness and love, and that includes your own self.

When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.

Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness has many layers, many seasons.

I think there are different levels of forgiveness.

Love happens when people forgive.

What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?

And without forgiveness, there is never any peace.

It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive and I think that you should.

Forgive! How many will say, forgive, and find a sort of absolution in the sound to hate a little longer!

If you are going to forgive a person, Liz decides, it is best to do it sooner rather than later. Later, Liz knows from experience, could be sooner than you thought.

I have discovered that most people who tell me that they cannot forgive a person who wronged them are handicapped by a mistaken understanding of what forgiving is.

Forgiving is...recognizing the injury, owning the pain, & reaching out.

Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing.

In contrast to revenge, which is the natural, automatic reaction to transgression and which, because of the irreversibility of the action process can be expected and even calculated, the act of forgiving can never be predicted; it is the only reaction that acts in an unexpected way and thus retains, though being a reaction, something of the original character of action.

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

Forgiveness is attention without judgment. It heals the one who forgives and the one who is forgiven.

It was about forgiving. I understood that forgiveness itself was strong, durable—like strands of a web weaving around us, holding us.

Remember when you're out there trying to heal the sick, that you must always first forgive them.

A trusting heart is forgiven and, in turn, forgives.

How can I forgive if you are not ready to give up that which caused you to stumble?

If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues.