Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love. Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.
― Fred Rogers  

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image by Mylene2401 from Pixabay.

We don’t forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it—because we need it.
― Bree Despain, The Dark Divine 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image by Susilo Adi from Pixabay.

Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.
― Emma Goldman 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. I have a fair collection of crystals and took a close up of my amethyst geode. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

Never forget the nine most important words of any family:
I love you.
You are beautiful.
Please forgive me.
― H. Jackson Brown Jr. 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. It was sent to me by a good friend who happens to spend his days outside as a postal carrier. These lovelies were found along his delivery route. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from his smart phone.

You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.
― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image by Mylene2401 from Pixabay.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
― Marianne Williamson 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. I happened upon these lovelies during a walk through my neighborhood, and since I can’t resist anything purple… No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
― G.K. Chesterton 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. I happened upon these interesting flowers during a walk through my neighborhood. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

Perfectionism is the enemy of happiness. Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier. We make mistakes because we are imperfect. Learn from your mistakes, forgive yourself, and keep moving forward.
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. Sometimes I feel like I’m always looking at the sky. I wish I could take pictures of every sky-scape. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

Perfectionism is the enemy of happiness. Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you’ll be happier. We make mistakes because we are imperfect. Learn from your mistakes, forgive yourself, and keep moving forward.
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. It turns out you don’t have to make a special trip to a botanical garden to see lovely flowers, just go to your local Home Depot. There were so many lovelies, it was hard to focus in on just a few blooms, so you’ll probably see more of these in future posts. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.
― Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image by Mylene2401 from Pixabay.