"Forgiveness. It's one of the greatest gifts..." - Quote by Maya Angelou
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.
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“Don't trust people who don't laugh. I don't.”
“Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped before you... yet, someone survived... You can do anything you choose to do.”
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“Shame makes people abandon their children and drink themselves to death. It also keeps us from true happiness. An apology is a glorious release.”
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“Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.”
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“Take five minutes to center yourself in the morning...Set your intention every day.”
“Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.”