Sue Monk Kidd Quotes

I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process.

The people who did you wrong or who didn't quite know how to show up, you forgive them. And forgiving them allows you to forgive yourself too.

It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.

Forgiveness doesn't sit there like a pretty boy in a bar. Forgiveness is the old fat guy you have to haul up a hill.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

The heart of who I am as a person and as a man is forgiveness, after forgiving my father for a lot of things that were done when I was child.

Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.

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.

My experience has shown me that many people struggle with forgiveness of self and/or others.

Forgiveness isn't just the absence of anger. I think it's also the presence of self-love, when you actually begin to value yourself.

I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. It's a healing, actually, it's a real healing...forgiveness.

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself.

To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing.

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

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.

It's important to recognize that forgiveness is more than mere words; it's a heart attitude that induces a spiritual transformation.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of self-esteem and well-being.

Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours.

I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.

Forgiving is not an easy thing to do.

When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually.

The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.