{"quotes":[{"text":"An inexhaustible capacity to engage in sin is what makes human beings capable of living a virtuous life. To err is human; to seek penance is humankind’s unique act of salvation. Whenever a person fails, it is often their overwhelming sense of anguish that drives them forward to make a second attempt that is far more bighearted than they originally envisioned. The need for redemption drives us to try again despite our backside enduring the terrible weight of our greatest catastrophes. There is no person as magnanimous as a person whom finally encountered tremendous success after previously enduring a tear-filled trail of hardships and repeated setbacks. In an effort to redeem our lost dignity, in an effort to regain self-respect, we find our true selves. By working independently to better ourselves and struggling to fulfill our cherished values, we save ourselves while coincidentally uplifting all of humanity.","author":"Kilroy J. Oldster","tags":["adversity","authentic","authentic-self","error","failure","failure-and-success","failure","forgiveness","forgiveness","forgiving-yourself","hardship","penance","redemption","regret","regret","regrets","remorse","salvation","self-discovery","self-discovery","self-improvement","self-improvement","self-respect","self-respect","shame","shame","sin","true-selves","trying","virtue","virtue","virtuous","virtuous-life","virtuous-person"],"id":27257,"author_id":"Kilroy+J.+Oldster"},{"text":"When we have opened ourselves to give forgiveness or to accept forgiveness we have opened ourselves to touch the Divine.","author":"Genevieve Gerard","tags":["forgive-yourself","forgiveness","forgiveness","forgiving-others","forgiving-yourself","about-forgiveness"],"id":44264,"author_id":"Genevieve+Gerard"},{"text":"A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was.","author":"Stephen Richards","tags":["forgive","forgiveness","forgiveness-chance-love-equality","forgiving","forgiving-others","forgiving-yourself","healing-the-emotional-self","moving-on","self-help","stephen-richards","stephen-richards-self-help"],"id":65772,"author_id":"Stephen+Richards"},{"text":"Have you heard of the most evil things done by people in their lifetime? They have coveted men's wives, killed hundreds of Christians and sold their best friend's life away for just a few coins. Isn't it interesting that they were God's chosen in the bible? ---Saul, Judas \u0026 King David.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["adversity","change","choices","for-god","forgiving-others","forgiving-yourself","god-s-plan","good-people-that-did-bad-things","growth","have-faith-in-people","humanity","imperfect-people","judas","king-david","life-lessons","miracles","new-years-resolutions","no-perfection","prodigal-son","redemption","reflection","religious","revelations","saul","spiritual-growth","turning-your-life-around"],"id":87895,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"Can you forgive her? Can you do that?There was no response.Because if you can start to forgive, then it will become easier.And?And then you will be able to forgive yourself—and ask others to forgive you.","author":"Alexander McCall Smith","tags":["alexander-mccall-smith","asking-for-forgiveness","forgiveness","forgiveness","forgiving","forgiving-others","forgiving-yourself"],"id":101875,"author_id":"Alexander+McCall+Smith"},{"text":"Shame without repentance doesn’t lose power when it is spoken, it only seeks approval.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["approval","awareness","christianity","cruelty","embarrassment","evolving","forgiving-yourself","growin","growing","guilt","healing","immorality","influence","inspiration","learning","loving-others","loving-yourself","orator","power-of-forgiveness","rebellion","repentance","shame","shared","speeches","spoken","staying-positive","wisdom"],"id":110850,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"The cure is as simple as this: Live your words and live your belief system.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["authentic","becoming-one-person","consistency","cure","dignity","faith","forgiving-others","forgiving-yourself","future","genuine","growth","happiness","healing","insight","joy","learning","never-give-up","positive-outlook","practice-what-you-preach","preach","self-respect","self-worth","stayingpositiveu-com","thank-you","truth","words","worth","wounds"],"id":149384,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"... Of his sins [Heavenly Father] does not want [man] to think [on them] too much: once they are repented, the sooner the man turns his attention outward, the better [Heavenly Father] is pleased.","author":"C.S. Lewis","tags":["forgiving-yourself","mistakes","repentance"],"id":159324,"author_id":"C.S.+Lewis"},{"text":"It is a difficult thing―if not impossible―to forgive oneself for foolish errors, not for trampling a life or goring another with sharp horns, but for being the fool who opened the gate and let the bull out, blind to potential consequences.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["bull","consequences","forgiveness","forgiving-yourself","richelle","richelle-e-goodrich","richelle-goodrich"],"id":376814,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"},{"text":"Forgiving yourself can prove as difficult as licking a scab off your elbow.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["forgive","forgiveness","forgiveness","forgiving-yourself","repentance","repentance","repentant","richelle","richelle-e-goodrich","richelle-goodrich","self-doubt","self-esteem","self-love"],"id":390925,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":10,"pages":1}}