Here’s another way to think about forgiveness: it's the lighter way to what you need, want, and already deserve: peace. Read these forgiveness affirmations. They'll remind you, guide you towards how you want to feel and live and give and receive. You deserve the life *you* want.

Real love feels like freedom and flow and, well, love. Take these real love quotes. They'll inspire you to do things from a place of "already enough," "already so loved." To give what you want to receive, to open your heart and listen when you'd rather walk away. To remember what matters, and why you're here in the first place.

Forgiveness gives many things, like freedom from having to drag around the weight of what everyone else does. It's a process. The longer you hold a grudge, the longer it takes (usually) for a grudge to stop holding you. But there’s hope still, even after everything. That's the power of forgiveness: newness.

Letting go of the past, the hurt, the perfect picture in your head — that’s NOT so easy to do. Still, it’s worth a shot trying. Read this poem about letting go to feel a little freer. You deserve that much.

Wellness means taking care of your life because you love being alive, not because you don't want to be sick. If you want to do more than survive, use these mantras for healing. They'll help you take care of yourself because you love how that feels.

What if forgiveness changed the past, how you see it in your mind and how you feel about it in your heart? What if it changed the future, by changing how you lived right now? Read these forgiveness quotes if you're ready to move forward with a greater focus on how *you* live.

If you feel like you're here to heal, not harm, read this poem. Love, not hate. Because loving yourself and loving each other is kind of the same thing. And the way you love in the face of what's unloving makes all the difference in the world.

Try this loving kindness meditation when you feel disconnected from someone you love. Or when you can't let go of a grudge. Or when you're having a hard time forgiving yourself. It'll sweeten your whole life, one breath at a time, which is to say: you'll feel better, faster.

Sometimes, you have to let things go for the simple fact that they’re heavy. It takes a lot of energy to keep a grudge alive. What is forgiveness, then? It’s freedom, hope, peace, love. A gift of life... to yourself. When you forgive, you get your life back. Or rather, you get to make something new with it.

It's hard to love your life when you're mean to yourself all the time. Loving yourself isn't as easy as it sounds (but you probably know that). Yet it's rewarding, enduring, and leads to love elsewhere. If you want to love and respect yourself, but you're not sure you deserve it, read this.