“ The practice of forgiving is a sequential practice that begins with excusing someone. Stephen Richards
“ You are not, though, forgiving so as to let others off with things. You are forgiving so that you can empower yourself to get over it and become strong. Stephen Richards
“ The pain you have gone through will give you the strength of character to come through it all, so long as you learn from what you have suffered then it was not suffering at all. Stephen Richards
“ Pain can cause us to learn no end of lessons, but without resolution there can be no healing! Stephen Richards
“ You can learn to heal yourself, learn to understand that the pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow! Stephen Richards
“ We invent what we need to get us by, but in doing so we are really continuing to hold on to the pain of yesterday. Stephen Richards
“ This pain you are avoiding is a very necessary pain that will make you strong again. Stephen Richards
“ Before making a snap judgment, ask yourself if it really is something that has hurt you or simply just made you angry at yourself for allowing it to happen. It’s amazing what ‘sleeping on it’ can do.… Stephen Richards
“ Do not allow yourself to be pulled into the role of embracing victimship as some sort of badge of honor to wear or flash around at any opportunity. Stephen Richards
“ The world is full of victims; don’t add to the growing culture of “I’ve a story to tell”, well not unless it’s a story to help others overcome situations or as a warning. Stephen Richards
“ The truth is, forgiving is a rather simple concept to grasp. It is often imagined that when you forgive, you have to reconcile with someone and yet this is a larger team in which forgiveness is just a… Stephen Richards
“ Do not be deceived that you are weak because you have forgiven; instead be rest assured that you are now showing great strength - after all, forgiving is one of the most difficult things to do. Stephen Richards
“ The most basic method one can use to let go of the past is by looking at it as a learning experience. Stephen Richards
“ Forgiveness does carry with it numerous obstacles and one may well be surprised why many people find it a very difficult hurdle to jump over. Stephen Richards
“ If we studied the issue of forgiveness with a wider perspective, we are bound to opt for it after all. Stephen Richards
“ The moment we see beyond our personal desires to be felt sympathy for, that is the time we can actually start the journey to that final destination of true forgiveness. Stephen Richards
“ Just because someone wakes up one morning and says, “Today I am going to be rich,” does not automatically make them rich. So the same is true with forgiveness, it has to come from the heart with meani… Stephen Richards
“ All the resentment that lies in your heart is simply causing damage to you mostly. Stephen Richards
