Famous Quotes

"Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future."

Lewis B. Smedes on Movingon

More quotes about Movingon

• "Bad things do happen how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself."

  Walter Anderson on Movingon

• "You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space."

  Johnny Cash on Movingon

• "Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy."

  Sai Baba on Movingon

• "Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer."

  Denis Waitley on Movingon

• "Blessed are the hearts that can bend they shall never be broken."

  Albert Camus on Movingon

More quotes by Lewis B. Smedes

• "Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future."

• "You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well."

• "To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."

• "It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited."

• "Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future."