"We cannot instantaneously force ourselves to forgive-and forgiveness happens at a different pace for everyone and is dependent on the particulars of any given situation."

Healing, Forgiveness, Patience, Emotion

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"We cannot instantaneously force ourselves to forgive-and forgiveness happens at a different pace for everyone and is dependent on the particulars of any given situation."

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"Total freedom from your past, both the good and the bad things is the foundation for a successful life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Healing, Freedom, Past, Success, Growth

"Sometimes people in abusive situations think they're responsible for the other person's happiness or that they're going to fix them and make them feel better. The practice of equanimity teaches that it's not all up to you to make someone else happy."

Sharon Salzberg, American Author

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"Your pain is trying to tell you something. It is not an accident, a curse, or an inconvenience. Pain is a form of self-communication."

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"It's affirming that we can look at any experience from the fullness of our being and get past the shame we carry."

Sharon Salzberg, American Author

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"When we respond to our pain and suffering with love, understanding, and acceptance-for ourselves, as well as others- over time, we can let go of our anger, even when we've been hurt to the core. But that doesn't mean we ever forget."

Sharon Salzberg, American Author

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"The most basic method one can use to let go of the past is by looking at it as a learning experience."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Healing, Learning, Past, LettingGo

"You're not really moving on when you jump from someone who broke your heart to a new replacement. Moving on is self reflection and being strong enough to stand on your own."

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"A wound won't heal if you keep touching it."

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"Cut away the nonsense, the drama, the regret, the scars of the past, and make a decision to no longer let them govern your happiness and freedom."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

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"The art is not one of forgetting but letting go. And when everything else is gone, you can be rich in loss."

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"Being happy at work is possible for all of us, anytime & anywhere, with open eyes and a caring heart."

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"Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can't be rushed or engineered."

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"Sometimes people in abusive situations think they're responsible for the other person's happiness or that they're going to fix them and make them feel better. The practice of equanimity teaches that it's not all up to you to make someone else happy."

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"The overarching practice of letting go is also one of gaining resilience and insight."

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"We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we."

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"For all of us, love can be the natural state of our own being; naturally at peace, naturally connected, because this becomes the reflection of who we simply are."

Peace

"Hatred does not help us alleviate our pain even in the slightest."

Emotion

"Buddhist teachings discourage us from clinging and grasping to those we hold dear, and from trying to control the people or the relationship. What's more, we're encouraged to accept the impermanence of all things: the flower that blooms today will be gone tomorrow, the objects we possess will break or fade or lose their utility, our relationships will change, life will end."

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"It's affirming that we can look at any experience from the fullness of our being and get past the shame we carry."

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"Whatever language we use use to describe healthy relationships, when we're in them, we feel nourished by them, in body as well as mind."

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