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
Past
We have used self-judgment long enough. Today, let us honor the strength and courage our past-selves took on and overcame to help us become who we are today. – James Blanchard Cisneros
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
When we speak with anger, knowingly or not, we bring forth emotionally repressed feelings from the past. We replace the present with the past, and still wonder why we don’t understand what is really going on. – James Blanchard Cisneros
It is not the past, but how we choose to carry the past that affects us now – James Blanchard Cisneros
It is not what others have done to us in the past that affects us now. It is how we choose to carry their actions in our minds that affects us now – 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
Resentment is not created by the past, but by how we choose to carry the past – James Blanchard Cisneros
When you forgive yourself, you release the past, free the future, and flow into your eternal nature – James Blanchard Cisneros
All of our experiences have helped us become who we are today. Let us offer them gratitude – James Blanchard Cisneros
