Dean Ornish Quotes

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.

As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

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

Forgiveness makes you feel better. As soon as you forgive, you're free.

Spoken forgiveness, no matter how heartfelt, works best when we do not demand the response we want. I mean that when we tell people we forgive them, we must leave them free to respond to our good news however they are inclined. If the response is not what we hoped for, we can go home and enjoy our own healing in private.

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.

I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

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

Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.

Regrets and recriminations only hurt your soul.

The remedy for life's broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don't try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive.

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.

If I continue to be bitter, then I am still in jail.

We all have our demons. When we finally learn to let them go, we get to live and be free.

Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.

Forgiveness isn't just a blessing you deliver to another human being. Forgiveness is also a gift you give yourself.

I forgive because not to forgive would only hurt me.

There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit.

The themes in 'Violet' are universal: accepting yourself with all of your flaws, moving on, and the forgiveness and freedom that comes along with that.

I forgive everyone in my life.

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.

To forgive is to unlock the cage of another's folly to set ourselves free.

Forgiveness. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. You are relieved of carrying that burden of resentment. You really are lighter. You feel lighter. You just drop that.

Forgiveness is a gift to yourself. It frees you from the past, past experiences, and past relationships. It allows you to live in the present time. When you forgive yourself and forgive others, you are indeed free.