Quotes About Release

I now can say I no longer fear death. Instead welcome it with open arms…

Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.

We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing.

Unforgiveness is the poison you drink every day hoping that the other person will die.

I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.

Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.

Those who say they will forgive but can't forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle out for immediate use.

As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy a rent-free space in your mind.

It's hard to forget, but forgiveness is something you do for yourself.

Forgive and be free. Forget that you have forgiven and be freer.

Forgiveness liberates the soul, it removes fear.

Forgiveness sets the prisoner free. And realizing that prisoner was you. That's what forgiveness does. It sets you free.

Forgiveness changes the way we remember.

When I talk about forgiveness, I mean letting go, not excusing the other person or reconciling with them or condoning the behavior. Just letting go of your own suffering.

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

If you can't forgive and forget, pick one.

Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.

Forgiveness means that you do not carry the baggage of an experience.

Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself

Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing.

Forgiveness is a favor we do for ourselves, not a favor we do to the other party.

Love is a choice. Total forgiveness is a choice. It is not a feeling-at least at first-but is rather an act of the will. It is the choice to tear up the record of wrongs we have been keeping.