I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

Forgive many things in others nothing in yourself.

When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.

Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.