Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

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

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.

In the end, you have to forgive in order to heal and move forward with your life. For people who hurt you very deeply, you don't have to forgive them for their sake but for your sake, so that you can move forward and have a healthier and happier life.

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

I learned to forgive myself, and that enabled me to forgive my mother as a person.

Learn to forgive yourself and move on.

Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others.

People spend thousands in therapy digging and digging in the past. When you dig and dig, you find relics. Try to forgive yourself and get back on that ride.

Forgive yourself first. Release the need to replay a negative situation over and over again in your mind. Don’t become a hostage to your past by always reviewing and reliving your mistakes. Don’t remind yourself of what should have, could have or would have been. Release it and let it go. Move on.

Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.

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

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.

Forgetting is something that time takes care of, but forgiveness is an act of volition, and only the sufferer is qualified to make the decision.

Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.

My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist philosophy or something spiritual jargon that you're trying to live up to but you're just using it against yourself as a reason why you're not okay.

The choice you make, between hating and forgiving, can become the story of your life.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

Forgive yourself and forgive others around you.

As I forgive, I set myself free and experience the bliss of inner peace.

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 scalpel that removes emotional scars.

You don't have to move on to let go.

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 only way to heal the pain which will not heal itself is to forgive the person who hurt you. Forgiveness heals the memory's vision. ... You set a prisoner free, but you discover the real prisoner was yourself.

Forgiveness is a gift to myself. I forgive, and I set myself free.