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There is no path that is seamless in this life, no course that does not come without turns and the occasional dead end.

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Hatred is a flesh-eating bacteria on your heart. It destroys you from the inside out, eroding your humanity like acid.

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Sometimes forgiveness is about accepting an apology you never received. Sometimes forgiveness isn’t about another person at all.

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I choose to forgive and wish them well. Otherwise, I’d be imprisoned by negative thoughts and emotions, bound by answers to questions that I may never get.

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You will stay stuck in anger and judgment, and in feeling like a victim, as long as you make others responsible for whether or not you forgive yourself. Others’ forgiveness has nothing to do with your own decision to judge or forgive yourself.

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When you treat others with love and respect, you’ll start to love the person you are.

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Sometimes time cannot heal everything. Sometimes the way the wound can finally start to heal is by accepting the damage it did to you.

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Forgiveness is essential to optimal health, however, forgiveness and consciousness go hand in hand.

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This time though, this time I am ready. I am making peace with my enemies and cleaning out my attic.

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Once you decide to stay, you have to let it go.