Forgiveness is about freeing yourself from the pain of the past. It’s about taking control of the thoughts and memories that now have control over you. Forgiveness is about looking deep into the mirror and saying to yourself: “I forgive because I am worthy of peace.” – James Blanchard Cisneros
Pain
If we are carrying the pain of our past around with us, then we must decide if anger, judgment and resentment are really worth the weight they burden us with. – James Blanchard Cisneros
You have not been cursed with your current circumstances. You have simply volunteered to bring peace to an area of your life where there is now pain. – James Blanchard Cisneros
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
Do we truly want a world where there is less anger and pain? If so, we must first go within and heal the areas of our minds where we personally support anger and pain as solutions to our own confusion – James Blanchard Cisneros
When pessimism tries to place a dark cloud over our skies, remember that clouds may come and go, but the sun always shines – James Blanchard Cisneros
No one who is fully healed consciously chooses to hurt themselves or others. Only those who are themselves hurt, hurt themselves or others – James Blanchard Cisneros
Words have power. Today we will listen to the words we use and allow them to show us where we currently reside within our hearts and minds – James Blanchard Cisneros
Words have power. Today, let us pay attention to how our words guide us to a world of pain or a place of peace – 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
