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Quotes About Release

Control is an illusion. It doesn't work.
~ Melody Beattie
Can you feel the rush? Listen quietly. It's there. It's the sound of a life and spirit being set free. God, help me set myself free from ridiculous and unnecessary expectations.
~ Melody Beattie
Today, I will ask myself what I would be doing differently if I weren't trying to control. When I hear the answer, I will do it. God, help me let go of my need to control. Help me set myself and others free.
~ Melody Beattie
You will learn to recognize when detachment is advisable. A good rule of thumb is: You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do.
~ Melody Beattie
Detachment involves "present moment living"—living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over the past and fears about the future. We make the most of each day.
~ Melody Beattie
You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do. I
~ Melody Beattie
You need to detach most when it seems the least likely or possible thing to do.
~ Melody Beattie
Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day
~ Melody Beattie
Forgiveness is wonderful. It wipes the slate clean. It clears up guilt. It brings peace and harmony
~ Melody Beattie
Yes, I know that what you're holding on to is important. Everything that I have ever had to let go of was important to me, too. If it wasn't important, letting go wouldn't be a struggle. We'd just put it down and walk away. You've been given today. Will you use it or will you miss out on today's wonder because you're too preoccupied with holding on to things that are beyond your control?
~ Melody Beattie
For each of us, there comes a time to let go. You will know when that time has come. When you have done all that you can do, it is time to detach. Deal with your feelings. Face your fears about losing control. Gain control of yourself and your responsibilities. Free others to be who they are. In so doing, you will set yourself free.
~ Melody Beattie
Today, I will identify what I want and need; then, I'll be willing to let go of it. I will devote my energy to living my life today, so I may master my lessons as quickly as possible. I will trust that what I want and need is coming to me. I will let go of my need to control the details.
~ Melody Beattie
Shane," she said, "there comes a time to let go." For each of us, there comes a time to let go. You will know when that time has come. When you have done all that you can do, it is time to detach. Deal with your feelings. Face your fears about losing
~ Melody Beattie
I believe that clutching tightly to a person or thing, or forcing my will on any given situation eliminates the possibility of my Higher Power doing anything constructive about the situation, the person, or me. My controlling blocks God's power. It blocks other people's ability to grow. It stops events from happening naturally. It prevents me from enjoying people or events.
~ Melody Beattie
When should we detach? When we can't stop thinking, talking about, or worrying about someone or something; when our emotions are churning and boiling; when we feel like we have to do something about someone because we can't stand it another minute; when we're hanging on by a thread, and it feels like that single thread is frayed; and when we believe we can no longer live with the problem we've been trying to live with. It is time to detach! You
~ Melody Beattie
Letting go is the action part of faith. It is a behavior that gives God and the Universe permission to send us what we're meant to have.
~ Melody Beattie
Not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one to put it there.
~ Mercedes Lackey
not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one that put it there.
~ Mercedes Lackey
Bir ÅŸeyleri d??ar? at?p kap?y? kilitlediÄŸinde, asl?nda kendini içeri kilitlemiÅŸ oluyorsun.
~ Mercedes Lackey
One of the first things we have to let go of is not being able to let go of anybody.
~ Merrit Malloy
I had the strength to rebel, but I did not have the strength to let go.
~ bell hooks
For many men the moment of violent connection may be the only intimacy, the only attainable closeness, the only space where the agony is released.
~ bell hooks
We can never go back. I know that now. We can go forward .We can find the love our hearts long for, but not until we let go of grief about the love we lost long ago...
~ bell hooks
To know compassion fully is to engage in a process of forgiveness and recognition that enables us to release all the baggage we carry that serves as a barrier to healing.
~ bell hooks