Forgive Yourself Quotes

“I have learned, that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is: myself. You must love yourself. You have to forgive yourself, everyday, whenever you remember a shortcoming, a flaw, you have to tell yourself "That's just fine". You have to forgive yourself so much, until you don't even see those things anymore. Because that's what love is like.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“When blame and self-judgement are transformed, healed, and cease to be, we have reawakened without the myth, the mythos, of separation. We are One.”
― Wendy E. Slater, Into the Hearth, Poems-Volume 14

“6 Ways To Give Your Mind A Break:

1. Stop stressing
2. Stop worrying
3. Give rest to the problems weighing you down
4. Lighten up
5. Forgive yourself
6. Forgive others”
― Germany Kent

“When you initially forgive, it is like letting go of a hot iron. There is initial pain and the scars will show, but you can start living again.”
― Stephen Richards, Releasing You From The Past: Healing Past Hurt Through Forgiveness

“Take a walk through the garden of forgiveness and pick a flower of forgiveness for everything you have ever done. When you get to that time that is now, make a full and total forgiveness of your entire life and smile at the bouquet in your hands because it truly is beautiful.”
― Stephen Richards, Forgiveness and Love Conquers All: Healing the Emotional Self

“Isn’t it funny how we make rational excuses for being out of alignment?

We say, “Well, this ____ and that ____ happened, so it makes perfect sense for me to be feeling like this ____ and wanting to do this ____.”

Yet, to this day, I have never met a happy person who adheres to those excuses. In fact, each time I – or anyone else – decide to give in to “rational excuses” that justify feeling bad – it’s interesting that only further suffering is the result.

There is never a good enough reason for us to be out of alignment with peace. Sure, we can go there and make choices that dim our lights… and that is fine; there certainly is purpose for it and the contrast gives us lessons to learn… yet if we’re aware of what we are doing and we’re ready to let go of the suffering – then why go there at all? It’s like beating a dead horse. Been there, done that… so why do we keep repeating it?

Pain is going to happen; it’s inevitable in this human experience, yet it is often so brief. When we make those excuses, what happens is: we pick up that pain and begin to carry it with us into the next day… and the next day… into next week… maybe next month… and some of us even carry it for years or to our graves!

Forgive, let it go! It is NOT worth it! It is NEVER worth it. There is never a good enough reason for us to pick up that pain and carry it with us. There is never a good enough reason for us to be out of alignment with peace. Unforgiveness hurts you; it hurts others, so why even go there? Why even promote pain? Why say painful things to yourself or others? Why think pain? Just let it go!

Whenever I look back on painful things or feel pain today, I know it is my EGO that drives me to “go there.” The EGO likes to have the last word, it likes to feel superior, it likes to make others feel less than in hopes that it will make itself (me) feel better about my insecurities. Maybe if I hurt them enough, they will feel the pain I felt over what they did to me. It’s only fair! It’s never my fault; it’s always someone else’s. There is a twisted sense of pleasure I get from feeling this way, and my EGO eats it right up. YET! With awareness that continues to grow and expand each day, I choose to not feed my pain (EGO) or even go there. I still feel it at times, of course, so I simply acknowledge it and then release it.

I HAVE power and choice over my speech and actions. I do not need to ever “go there” again. It’s my choice; it’s your choice. So it’s about damn time we start realizing this. We are not victims of our impulses or emotions; we have the power to control them, and so it’s time to stop acting like we don’t. It’s time to relinquish the excuses.”
― Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace: Essential Teachings For Enriching Life

“Forgiving yourself, believing in yourself and choosing to love yourself are the best gifts one could receive.”
― Brittany Burgunder

“Don’t be afraid to stand tall in YOUR truth! Boldly and confidently face everything that has, and is, keeping you bound. Fight for your inner peace! Fight for your happiness! Fight for everything and everybody that’s important to you! You are NOT a victim! Don’t even play into that. You owe it to yourself to LIVE! Live your life without the regrets, without the resentments, without the unforgiveness, without the blame game, without the self-pity, without any and everything that keeps you from experiencing true joy within! You are too important to waste your life away! Learn to appreciate and value your life, but most importantly, learn to appreciate and value yourself! You count too, no matter what you’ve done!”
― Stephanie Lahart

“And you shouldn't blame yourself. Learn from it. Grow from it, but don't allow it to consume you again. Easier said than done, I know.”
― T.J. Klune, Under the Whispering Door

“Don’t dwell too much on the past. The lessons are useful for the present and a preparation for the future. Move on!”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“If I hadn't forgiven myself, I wouldn't be strong enough to love someone this much.”
― Dawn Lanuza, The Hometown Hazard

“Forgiveness is not just what we receive; it is also what we give - to ourselves.”
― Ogwo David Emenike

“Forgive yourself as you strive to be your best self.”
― Angel Moreira

“Perhaps, if you knew then what you know now you would have done it differently. You are a different person today. Forgive yourself, and move on.”
― Germany Kent

“Lori had broken that spell of despair, coming to him not begging but demanding he forgive himself.”
― Clive Barker, Cabal

“We are nice; but we're broken.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“You need to learn to forgive yourself first.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

“Stop beating yourself up because of your past bad decisions. No one's past is spotless. Learn from your past and start over. God's mercies are endless."
-Terraine Francois”
― Terraine Francois

“When we learn to soften, we
respond to our pain from a place of ease. We acknowledge the pain we hold,
but we soften the grip, cradle our struggles and try not to attach to them.
We forgive—ourselves, others—and find the path towards peace.”
― Hania Khuri-Trapper, Rest & Return: Weekly Reminders to Pause, Reflect, and Just Be

“Radical forgiveness is proving once again that you are not allowing that storm to defeat you.”
― Germany Kent

“When you forgive you let go of a weight you alone carry.”
― Black Mike

“We say, 'I can't forgive him' or 'I can't forgive her' because we humans think we own something. At the end we were born with nothing and when we all die we take nothing with us.”
― Dele Andersen, The Healing Méndez

“The best way to calm the anxious mind is to forgive yourself and others.”
― Debasish Mridha

“Through one's tears for the past, one's future becomes blurred.”
― Criss Jami

“Forgiveness is a profound act of personal growth and healing, rooted in genuine empathy and a desire to let go of resentment. It is a deeply individual journey that cannot be forced or expected as an obligation.”
― Sanjeev Himachali

“I WOULD NEVER FORGIVE ME WHEN I AM NOT RIGHT OTHERWISE I DO FORGIVE ALL”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“THE ONE, WHO FORGIVE THYSELF WILL NOT FORGIVE OTHERS”
― J. Lepika

“Your very own suffering and struggles could be setting the stage and creating possibilities for the transformation of other individuals in your life, absolute strangers, and even future generations.”
― Troy Hadeed, My Name Is Love: We're Not All That Different

“It does not matter what your hands look like. It only matters what they do." -Gisela”
― Rebecca Belliston, Heart of Red, Blood of Blue

“...I have lived a long time and I have learned that one must forgive oneself the past or else the journey into the future becomes unbearable.”
― Kate Morton, The Clockmaker's Daughter