Quotes About Letting go

The test is in leaving the castle,' said the Supreme Grand Master. 'To give up all that came before and begin again with nothing.

People who refuse to let go often make small requests that appear reasonable, like Tommy's letter of reference, though the real purpose of such requests is to cement attachment or gain new reasons for contact.

If you hold on to the handle, she said, it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it's more fun if you just let the wind carry you.

She left pieces of her life behind her everywhere she went. It's easier to feel the sunlight without them, she said.

The trouble with "now" is that no matter how much you wish it would, it doesn't last forever. But then... other than a grudge...what does?

I don't live in the past at all I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind.

If you can leave a relationship with love, empathy, and compassion, without any thoughts of revenge, hatred, or fear, that is how you let go.

If you can leave a relationship with love, empathy, and compassion, without any thoughts of revenge, hatred, or fear, that is how you let go. You can choose to no longer have a relationship with that person or persons.

The past is finished. Learn from it and let it go. The future is not even here yet. Plan for it, but do not waste your time worrying about it. Worrying is worthless. When you stop ruminating about what has already happened, when you stop worrying about what might never happen, then you will be in the present moment. Then you will begin to experience joy in life. We

Los budistas suelen decir: «No hay que empujar el agua del río. Hagamos lo que hagamos, acabará fluyendo a su ritmo.»

even found myself overlooking my own flaws, for the same reasons. I didn't need to try to be perfect or in control all the time. There really was no need to impress anyone.

Live in the present, not the past or the future. The past is over; learn from it and let it go. The future is not yet here. Plan for it, but do not worry. Worry only wastes your time and energy.

It is a condition of wisdom in the archer to be patient because when the arrow leaves the bow, it returns no more. —SA'DI

Remembering is easy. It's forgetting that's hard.

Some things can never be left behind.

Whatever messed up belief you have pulled from your childhood that you blame yourself for has no relevance in your life now. Punishing yourself for something you THINK you did in your past is useless. Here

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.

Yet, strain does not seem to do good. At the moment I feel something "let go" inside, lo, God is here! It is a heart-melting "here-ness," a lovely whispering of father to child; and the reason I did not have it before was that I had failed to let go.

The little cares that fretted me, I lost them yesterday Among the fields above the sea, Among the winds at play.

I wish neither to possess nor to be possessed. I no longer covet 'paradise'. More important, I no longer fear 'hell'. The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it, until this moment. Now I see that I will never find the light unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, consuming myself.

The body performs better when the athlete lets it go than when he tries to drive it.

Do not run away; let go. Do not seek, for it will come when least expected.

Bitterness is the acid that eats its own container.

The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.