Take the first step towards forgiveness by realizing that you value peace more than pain, and being happy more than being right. – James Blanchard Cisneros
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Every time we react with anger, judgment, stress, envy, or jealousy, we are acting. If you desire to remember who you truly are – FORGIVE. – James Blanchard Cisneros
Forgiveness will free you from all people, places and things that now seem to hold you captive. – James Blanchard Cisneros
You think that by not forgiving, you hold a power over another. But who is the one who is left tossing and turning at night because of those unforgiving thoughts? You do not hold that power over another; it is your judgmental thoughts that hold a power over you. It is your thoughts that are holding you captive. – James Blanchard Cisneros
People in our past did the best they could with the knowledge and tools they had available to them at the time. If they did the best they could, then forgiveness and compassion, not hate and condemnation, are the best responses to them – James Blanchard Cisneros
Forgiveness turns perception into knowledge, judgments turn into gratitude, difficulties turn into lessons, pain turns into peace, sadness turns into joy, and hate turns into love – James Blanchard Cisneros
We cannot carry judgments from the past with us without feeling weighed down by them. We may define this feeling in many ways such as being tired, stressed, or depressed. But in the end, it becomes our choice to hold onto our past, or through forgiveness set ourselves free – James Blanchard Cisneros
A moment of true forgiveness will end a lifetime of carrying that pain – James Blanchard Cisneros
Bless and forgive the world you once blamed and fought, and you will be set free from it – James Blanchard Cisneros
A judgmental response is an opportunity to remember to practice forgiveness. Today, let us offer others gratitude for the opportunities to practice forgiveness – James Blanchard Cisneros