Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha
“Forgiveness is an action, which your mind can never understand. Your mind’s sole intent is to balance the books. In issues of morality, it only wants to get even. Therefore, practice forgiveness every day if only in trivial matters. This is an excellent way of tempering the mind and empowering the heart.”
Glenda Green
“I can respect any person who can put their ego aside and say, ‘I made a mistake, I apologize, and I’m correcting the behavior.”
Sylvester McNutt
“Can I sit with suffering, both yours and mine, without trying to make it go away? Can I stay present to the ache of loss or disgrace—disappointment in all its many forms—and let it open me? This is the trick.”
Pema Chödrön
“I learned that even though I have a very different personality from my parents, the way I treat my inner child is no different than how my parents treated me. I have unconsciously adopted some beliefs and habits from my parents. It’s as though they continue to live within me.”
Yong Kan Chan
“This is not where your story ends. It’s simply where it takes a turn you didn’t expect.”
Cheryl Strayed
“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.”
James A. Garfield
