“Without forgiveness and love, you will live with resentment, bitterness, malice and strife which result in more pain. You can never love without forgiving. Forgiveness deepens your ability to love and frees you from pain.”
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“Folks write down the name of someone who fills them with frustration, disappointment, and/or resentment, and then I propose that their person is doing the best he or she can. The responses have been wide-ranging...One woman said, "If this was true and my mother was doing the best she can, I would be grief-stricken. I'd rather be angry than sad, so it's easier to believe she's letting me down on purpose than grieve the fact that my mother is never going to be who I need her to be.”
― Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
― Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
“Take that chance :
even though this is hard, you'll get it in a peace.
Leave that chance :
i know it's easy, but you will always walk in regret”
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even though this is hard, you'll get it in a peace.
Leave that chance :
i know it's easy, but you will always walk in regret”
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“Those who are critical don’t like being criticized, and those who are insensitive have a deficiency in their senses.”
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Stephanie’s 2025 Year in Books
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