“I don’t know who needs to hear this right now but forgive yourself.”

I try to focus on the fact that whatever I’m feeling right now, no matter how intense, painful and distressing; is temporary.

I’ve spent a lot of time holding onto things and people that brought me misery because I was afraid of the void that may be there once I let go. I know now my voids were just as illusionary as the fear and insecurities that created them.

Every step I’ve taken has rewarded me with a lesson and every single setback and disruption has straightened out in a manner that befits me.

I promise you are under no obligation to have it all together all the time.

Transitional periods can be painful, but they are crucial for your growth. Please allow this process to take you where you need to be.

I know my truths. I know exactly why I am the way I am and I’m secure with it. There’s not a single soul that can ever shame or guilt trip me into making me feel and think otherwise.

I have found that confiding in someone who loves you unconditionally to be extremely healing. A safe place to share and release.

There’s shift happening. You are moving through something; which explains why you have been slower and more withdrawn than usual.

Stop giving anger power in your life.

I want virtue, honesty, love and compassion. From myself and for myself.

Here to remind you that slow healing is still healing. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

Strong woman still need their hands held.

The older I get, the less I care for superficial joys and cheap displays of nothingness. If it’s not meaningful and of substance, I don’t want it.

It’s really me vs me. Everything else is just unwarranted noise.

I have never in my life been more eager to welcome change. Surviving a transition of this magnitude feels powerful.

There is no shame in having a mental illness. Where you fall short is not a direct reflection of who you are.

Before the sin, Satan assures us that it is of no consequence; after the sin, he persuades us that it is unforgivable.

I’ve been taught that it will be such an extraordinary story if it ends with forgiveness.

A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven – not excused or sublimated.

By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing.

Weigh the true advantages of forgiveness and resentment to the heart. Then choose.

Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.

No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.

Forgive and call back the energy wasted on past events.