Virginia H. Pearce Quotes

#1. Out-of-whack emotions are always a good beginning point for identifying beliefs that aren't really true, an easy red flag for our inquiry. Exaggerated emotions of anxiety or discouragement invite us to trace them back to the thoughts that are creating them.

Virginia H. Pearce

#2. Truth matters. Everything we can do to find, feed, and strengthen it is worth the effort.

Virginia H. Pearce

#3. When we have been hurt, slighted, or wounded unfairly, we are not left alone to bear it. We can get on our knees and ask for the Lord's help to forgive.

Virginia H. Pearce

#4. In fact, for all of us it is this open-hearted affirmation that my life is the same as yours that moves us forward much faster than when we believe that others' lives are orderly and peaceful and only ours is chaotic and full of bumps.

Virginia H. Pearce

#5. Sometimes forgiveness is instant, but sometimes it takes time.

Virginia H. Pearce

#6. Forgiveness is not between me and the one who has hurt me; it is between me and the Lord.

Virginia H. Pearce

#7. Humility is to joyfully, voluntarily and quietly submit one's whole life to God's will, to finally use the gift of agency to give one's life back to Him.

Virginia H. Pearce

#8. namaste - it means, roughly translated, "I honor the Deity within you." that is precisely what we do when we open our hearts to another; we honor the fact that he or she, like us, is a child or the same loving Father, worthy of all respect and careful attention.

Virginia H. Pearce

#9. You and I cannot possibly know the hidden pain eating holes in individual lives, so if we want to be saviors, in partnership with the Lord, we will be kind to everyone, everywhere, all of the time.

Virginia H. Pearce

#10. Forgiveness is possible even when there is no restitution, no remorse on the part of the perpetrator.

Virginia H. Pearce

#11. We will know our forgiveness is complete when we have a genuine desire for the welfare of the people who have wronged us.

Virginia H. Pearce

#12. Positive reinforcement changes behavior for the better, while criticism stabilizes negative behaviors and blocks change.

Virginia H. Pearce

#13. Forgiveness doesn't mean we have to pretend someone didn't hurt us.

Virginia H. Pearce

#14. Think of prayer as a fundamental exercise we use to build core spiritual strength. Like exercise for our bodies, it has to be consistent - every single day - to build strength.

Virginia H. Pearce

#15. Holding on to expectations is often the source of unforgiving feelings.

Virginia H. Pearce

#16. We mirror God's mercy to us when we forgive another.

Virginia H. Pearce