Forgiveness

“Forgiveness is making peace with your life when you don’t get what you want.” - Fred Luskin

“Forgiveness is letting go, not excusing the other person or reconciling with them or condoning their behavior, just letting go of your own suffering.” - Dean Ornish

“True forgiveness exposes the awfulness, the abuse, the pain, the hurt, the truth.”

“If the victim could forgive only when the culprit confessed, then the victim would be locked into the culprit’s whim, locked into victimhood, no matter her own attitude or intention. That would be palpably unjust.” - Desmond Tutu

“Forgiveness is a process, not a moment. It has to be cultivated.” You cannot be pressured to forgive. When there is a serious loss, a period of grieving must precede forgiveness.” - Edward Hallowell

“It is possible to forgive an act of violence and dedicate your life to the prevention of such violence.” - The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Immaculee Llibigiza