#giving

What is blackness? Is it the way you talk? Do you got to say, 'Dey this, dey dat.' Or the way you dress? Or is it the forgiving of certain things? What is black enough? ↗

— Douglas Wilder

#blackness #certain #certain things #dress #enough

We are supposed to forgive everyone; everyone includes ourselves. ↗

— Denis Waitley

#forgiveness

Giving does not only preceed receiving; it is the reason for it. It is in giving that we receive. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#free #freely-give #generous #generousity #gifts

What would it hurt for me to give that homeless guy a couple bucks? Who the hell cares if he spends it on beer? Maybe beer is a step up for him from the harder stuff that knocked him onto the streets in the first place. Maybe, just maybe, he’s actually going to spend it on food (homeless people do eat, right?). Maybe, he really is a desperate human being who is trying to change his situation. ↗

— Dan Pearce

#giving #homeless #homelessness #change

After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#food #thanksgiving #family

You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#forgiving #inspirational-life #inspirational-quotes #letting-go #life

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on. ↗

— Criss Jami

#forgiveness #grudge #grudges #holding-grudges #moving-on

Forgiving is not easy when you're still hurting. ↗

— Ann Marie Aguilar

#forgiveness

I forgive him and like water draining from the sand after a wave, the power he held over me disappears. A slow smile rises on my face. ↗

— Ryan Winfield

#forgiving #pain #forgiveness

To be social is to be forgiving. ↗