When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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Forgiveness isn't about condoning what has happened to you or someone else's actions against you.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
No one really forgives unless he has been hurt.
It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.
Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
If you forgive people enough you belong to them, and they to you, whether either person likes it or not squatter's rights of the heart.
If you haven't forgiven someone, it does not hurt that person. They're sleeping at night. You're holding onto that, and all the damage is being done to you internally.