“Sometimes in order to be happy in the present moment you have to be willing to give up all hope for a better past.”
“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.”
“Give up all hope of a better past.”
“Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.”
“You have to open up to the world and learn optimism...Contentment with the past, happiness with the present, and hope for the future. Learned optimisim.”
“... sooner or later she had to give up the hope for a better past.”