Eve Ensler Quotes

It all begins with forgiveness, because to heal the world, we first have to heal ourselves. And to heal the kids, we first have to heal the child within, each and every one of us.

Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process.

Forgiving yourself may be for many people, at least for myself, extremely difficult. And then in a larger context, I will say that I'm constantly astonished by those who pray daily, "Forgive me my sins as I forgive those who sin against me," and beat very loudly the war drum.

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

On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.

It's an inside job to learn about forgiving, it's an inside job to hang on to the joy of living.

Only intimacy with the self will bring about true healing.

Do not be reactive and vengeful and if you look deeply into your anguish, you will see that it is the anguish of our wounded collective soul.

If you feel incomplete, you alone must fill yourself with love in all your empty shattered spaces

As we know, forgiveness of oneself is the hardest of all the forgivenesses.

When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection.

In order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know how to deal with ourselves.

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.

If we can't face our losses, we can't be present either fully to everything that is. When people have cut off or not made peace with some part of themselves, they miss out on other aspects of life.

I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.

The deepest gift you can learn in life is about self-love, and that's not going to happen overnight.

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.

Forgiving yourself will help with giving yourself strength.

Sometimes you have to let your life fall apart and let it come back together on its own and learn to care for yourself in a different way.

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

I know firsthand how long it takes to learn how to love yourself.

It took me a while to learn the true meaning of patience and surrender, but I have finally accepted that healing doesn't happen on our schedule. It doesn't have a clock or a calendar.

The door to my heart opens inward. I move through forgiveness to love.

By nature, your soul is soft, gentle, loving and kind. It is forgiving, peaceful, and humble. Confident and comforting in times of despair, your soul is strong, focused, and determined in the mission called life.