Michael Jackson Quotes

My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path.

Forgive yourself. The supreme act of forgiveness is when you can forgive yourself for all the wounds you've created in your own life. Forgiveness is an act of self-love. When you forgive yourself, self-acceptance begins and self-love grows.

Offer it up personally,then. Right now. I thought of how many people go to their graves unforgiven and unforgiving. I thought of how many people have had siblings or friends or children or lovers disappear from their lives before precious words of clemency or absolution could be passed along. How do the survivors of terminated relationships ever endure the pain of unfinished business? From that place of meditation, I found the answer-you can finish the business yourself, from within yourself. It's not only possible, it's essential.

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

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.

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.

Everyone makes mistakes, and we need to learn to forgive ourselves.

Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful. (79)

Learn to forgive yourself and move on.

It’s not always enough to be forgiven by someone, in most cases we have to forgive ourselves first.

It is when judgment ceases that healing occurs.

Forgive yourself, but don't forget

Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.

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

Forgive yourself and welcome love back into your life.

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

If we don't forgive ourselves for mistakes we've made-and everybody's made their choices, some worse than others-we'll never experience the good life God has in store.

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

Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

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

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

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

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

I don't have mom issues or dad issues. I think I have found peace about many things in my past. I have forgiven and asked to be forgiven.