Quotes About Letting go

Don't let the lies of yesterday hamper the promises of tomorrow

I believe the difficulty that lies in growth, is the struggle of letting go of all you know to learn about the unknown. When in all actuality the unknown that you're learning about is yourself.

It's a lot harder to get someone out of your life than it is to let them in, so take your time!

Let go of yesterday, you made it! Don't use yesterday's state of mind to make today's decisions.

You can't move beyond your past if you keep talking about it like it's your present.

The secret to happiness, peace, and self-confidence is to forgive yourself and forgive others.

It seems so simple now, but it took me a long time to figure out that happiness is experienced when we finally give ourselves permission to let go of the things that make us sad.

It should be some kind of goal to be absolutely clear about your past experiences and have let them all go and accepted them in full.

Everyone has got to realise you can't hold onto the past if you want any future. Each second should lead to the next one.

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.

God just has a way of working things out the way he wants to and you have no say in that.

Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things. We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it.

Keep things at arm's length... If you let anything come too near you want to hold on to it. And there is nothing a man can hold on to.

When you're hurt or angry, let go by tapping into your humbleness. You want people to remember you for your grace.

The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it's bad if you say anything.

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

By giving up 'the need' and 'the want', things begin to happen for you

You can't change the past so don't let it haunt you. You can change the future but first you've got to want to.

As long as something wants to arise, let it. As long as something wants to last, let it. As soon as something wants to pass, let it.

I give the fight up: let there be an end, a privacy, an obscure nook for me. I want to be forgotten even by God.

Words can be the tonic that kills regrets before they have a chance to grow.

Letting go is recognizing when your need to control is controlling you and choosing to release control.

The past is a distraction, a source of envy, enmity, bitterness. Only the present matters, for only in the present can we shape the future. Cut loose the past; it is dead weight. Let the Extirpation continue. Let it never end.

People always talk about how hard it can be to remember things - where they left their keys, or the name of an acquaintance - but no one ever talks about how much effort we put into forgetting. I am exhausted from the effort to forget... There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living.