Quotes About Letting go

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

Once a woman has forgiven a man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

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Never think about the past, that shit will fuck you up and you cant fuck it back

Worrying, trying harder, and always feeling like you are falling short is the opposite of God's will for your life. God does not want your effort: He wants your love.

We are all hopelessly addicted to the delusion that we are in control of anything.

The 4Rs: Recognize. Release. Respond. Receive.

He loved me, Mama. He just didn't know how things fall down around me like they do. I think he did the right thing. He gave himself another chance, that's all.....I was trying to say it's all right that Cecil left. It was...a relief in a way. I never was what he wanted to see, so it was better when he wasn't looking at me all the time.

But for some reason, many people enjoy living in the past, especially if going back there lets them blame someone else for anything that's gone wrong in their lives. That's when clinging to the past becomes an interpersonal problem. We use the past as a weapon against others.

The Four Commitments. I need them to commit to: 1. Let go of the past. 2. Tell the truth. 3. Be supportive and helpful—not cynical or negative. 4. Pick something to improve yourself—so everyone is focused more on "improving" than "judging.

It was the first time I had spoken to them directly. In doing so, I felt myself cross a fine but very distinct line, the line between speculating about the existence of a metaphysical plane of some sort and climbing aboard for the ride. I knew I had let go of my sanity. It was terrifying. I only did it because my fear of what was happening to my body had become greater than my fear of holding on to rational beliefs.

Another day, my friend. We survive by focusing on the next thing in front of us and doing what we can, letting the rest go. Otherwise, you're fucked.

the past is done and despite how much human beings like to dig it back up, the past cannot predict the future. It can only make it harder to clearly see the next path.

And you, Correk," said Turner. "You can choose to stay angry and remember what Harkin did. Most would feel that's the appropriate choice. Protect yourself from future hurt. Frankly, that's utter bullshit. You would be signing up to carry a duffel bag of shit on your back and occasionally leaning back to take a good whiff. I don't personally recommend it.

Or you can choose grace. To let it all go in one fell swoop. There will be no middle ground here." He waved his arm and shook his shaggy head, letting out a tired sigh. "But I will offer this. Instead of wondering what was lost, take a moment and wonder what could be gained. What could still be lost if you don't let go.

Regret is an appalling waste of energy. You can't build on it. It is only for wallowing in. —KATHERINE MANSFIELD

I'd have to leave the armor behind. But maybe I wouldn't need it anymore.

You've let the past come between you and God. Turn the past over to Him. He is strong enough to take it. Give Him your future, too. And He'll make you strong enough to face it.

You can't change who you were. But you can change who you are. And today, you start over. Right now. Hand it over to God. Leave it all right here and walk away.

Worrying meant you were trying to control something you had no business trying to control

you must set her free. If you try to control her, she will hate you for it and you will lose her.

Dying is all about letting go and letting be, as is the awareness of God. People who have traveled far along the contemplative path are often aware that the sense of separation from God is itself pasted up out of a mass of thoughts and feelings. When the mind comes into its own stillness and enters the silent land, the sense of separation goes. Union is seen to be the fundamental reality and separateness a highly filtered mental perception.

I'm like a ripe stool, and the world's like a gigantic anus, and so we're about to let go of each other.

Leaving the relative and predictable comfort of prison can be traumatic. Living free means not holding on to anything, even your most cherished beliefs and ideals.