Dolores Huerta Quotes

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

Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't.

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

I have a lot of self-hatred and a lot of self-anger and a lot of things that I need to let go of.

We all make mistakes, don't we? But if you can't forgive yourself, you'll always be an exile in your own life.

I think there comes a point where you have to grow up and get over yourself, lighten up…and forgive

Feel guilty. Mourn this. But move on. Don't let it destroy you. Forgive yourself.

What have I to forgive and whom?

If you can't forgive yourself, you think you're never going to be able to forgive yourself, and you repeat the same behavior.

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself.

I don't think I understand the concept of regret. Because if I regret anything, that would mean, like, I hate myself.

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.

The biggest lesson I've learned throughout the first season of 'Workin' Moms' is that you have to give yourself permission to forgive yourself.

Life without forgiveness is unbearable.

What if I forgave myself? I thought. What if I forgave myself even though I'd done something I shouldn't have? What if I was a liar and a cheat and there was no excuse for what I'd done other than because it was what I wanted and needed to do? What if I was never redeemed? What if I already was?

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

I know it. I know I shall make beastly mistakes, Father-" "The world does not forgive mistakes so quickly, my girl." He sounds bitter and sad. "If the world will not forgive me," I say softly, "I shall have to learn to forgive myself." He nods in understanding. "And how will you marry? Or do you intend to marry?" I think of Kartik, and tears threaten. "I shall meet someone one day, as Mother found you.

Forgive yourself, but don't forget

I think there are more people waiting to forgive me than I need to forgive them.

Forgiveness from others is charity; from God, grace; from oneself, wisdom.

Love can sort of rebound and regrow and reinvent itself around a lot of things, but when somebody can't forgive themself for something, I think love sort of withers in that situation.

It’s not just other people we need to forgive. We also need to forgive ourselves. For all the things we didn’t do. All the things we should have done. You can’t get stuck on the regrets of what should have happened. I always wished I had done more with my work; I wished I had written more books. I used to beat myself up over it. Now I see that never did any good. Make peace. You need to make peace with yourself and everyone around you.

The interesting thing for me is, if I met Michael Peterson in person, I'd want him to let himself off the hook just a little bit.

I think we all suffer from guilt at some point in our lives, but for the most part, I never really regret, and I try to always remain positive.

I don't lose sleep over what I have done or have nightmares about it.