Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on
Popular Letting Go and Moving On Quotes. The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. – Steve Maraboli. Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.
– Eckhart Tolle
The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.
– Steve Maraboli
If you want to fly in the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go the past that drags you down.
– Amit Ray
In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.
– Deepak Chopra
Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.
– Herman Hesse
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need.
– Tao Te Ching
Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.
– Daphne Rose Kingma
To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.
– Jack Kornfield
I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.
– Robert Downey Jr.
What happens when you let go when your strength leaves you and you sink into darkness, when there’s nothing that you or anyone else can do, no matter how desperate you are, no matter how you try? Perhaps it’s then, when you have neither pride nor power, that you are saved, brought to an unimaginably great reward.
– Mark Halperin
Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.
– Deborah Reber
Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.
– Steve Maraboli
We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
– Joseph Campbell
If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate.
– C. JoyBell C.
These are inspirational, motivational, wise, sad and funny letting go quotes, sayings, and proverbs that inspire us. See more love quotes on MindBootstrap.
At some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.
You can’t lose what you never had, you can’t keep what’s not yours & you can’t hold on to something that doesn’t want to stay.
Letting go isn’t a one-time thing, it’s something you have to do everyday, over and over again. ~Dawson’s Creek
The reason why we can’t let go of someone is because deep inside we still have hope.
The worst feeling in the world is knowing you did the best you could and it still wasn’t good enough.
The hardest part is waking up in the morning, remember what you were trying to forget last night.
A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.
Sometimes things need to be let go of. If it’s meant to be, you’ll find each other again.
Letting go of someone dear to you is hard but holding on to someone who doesn’t even feel the same is much harder. Giving up doesn’t mean you are weak! It only means that you are strong enough to let go!
Your peace of mind is too precious to be ruined by people who’ve broken your heart. Breath in…what lies ahead and breath out … what has gone by.
There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go.
You loved him enough to let him leave…Now you need to love yourself enough to let him go. ~Ranata Suzuki
I think I love him.
Really, really love him.
I just don’t know why.
I need to let go.
If you love something so much let it go. If it comes back it was meant to be; if it doesn’t it never was. ~Albert Schweitzer
Ladies, don’t drive yourself crazy over a man & what he’s doing or not doing. You can’t control anyone. If he’s not making an effort or acting right on his own, then he’s not the one for you. Let him go & move on.
Don’t be afraid of losing someone who doesn’t feel lucky to have you.
One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul. ~Brigitte Nicole
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.
Never love something so much that you can’t let go of it. ~Ginni Rometty
I let go of my need to control and allow the Universe to do her thing. ~Gabrielle Bernstein
The day she let go of the things that were weighing her down, was the day she began to shine the brightest. ~Katrina Mayer
You only know you love her when you let her go. ~Passenger
Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny. ~Steve Maraboli
In relationship, always remember: When the pain of holding on is greater than the pain of letting go, it’s time to let go.
The reason why we can’t let go of someone is because deep inside we still have hope.
You don’t let go of a bad relationship because you stop caring about them. You let go because you start caring about yourself. ~Charles Orlando
Let go of relationships that do not serve you. That means negative people, dishonest people, people who don’t respect you, people who are overly critical and relationships that prevent you from growing. You can’t grow as a person, if you don’t have people in your life who want to grow with you. ~Preston Waters
Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself. ~Deborah Reber
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Live and let go. Don’t be held down by what you can’t control.
All things in life are not meant to last, things change and people do too, you can never hold on to something forever. So learn to live and let go.
Live, laugh, love. And most importantly learn to let go.
Be strong and move on. It’s time for you to happy again.
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. ~Denis Waitley
You don’t need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding. ~Guy Finley
Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness. ~Steve Maraboli
I’m letting go. You let go a long time ago, and I realize that it is time for me to do the same.
Life moves forward. The old leaves wither, die and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light. ~Bryant McGill
It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on. ~Steve Maraboli
The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. ~Steve Maraboli
Letting go does not mean you stop caring. It means you stop trying to force others to. ~Mandy Hale
Time flies, people change. You’re not always needed. There are times to move forward and places to let go.
Place your hands into soil to feel grounded. Wade into water to feel emotionally healed. Fill your lungs with fresh air to feel mentally clear. Raise your face to the heat of the sun and connect with that fire to feel your own immense power. ~Victoria Erickson, Rebelle Society
Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. ~Marcus Aurelius
You must learn to get in touch with the innermost essence of your being. This true essence is beyond the ego. It is fearless; it is free; it is immune to criticism; it does not fear any challenge. It is beneath no one, superior to no one, and full of magic, mystery, and enchantment. ~Deepak Chopra
You only lose what you cling to. ~Buddha
Quiet the mind and the soul will speak. ~Ma Jaya Sati
True meditation is letting go of manipulating our experience
Breathe. Slowly. Soften. With ease. Let go. Savasana
Don’t allow mindless drama to stress you out. Breathe and let it go.
Loving someone doesn’t always mean you fight for them. Sometimes loving someone means letting them go.
I hate it when your mind is telling you to stop loving someone, but your heart can’t let go.
Never say goodbye when you still want to try. Never give up when you still can take it. Never say you don’t love someone when you can’t let go.
It sucks when you know that you need to let go but you can’t, because you’re still waiting for the impossible to happen.
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