Letting Go Quotes - Page 5

Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.

Detachment, properly understood, means freedom, inner freedom. And, although it is not a word Jesus used, detachment expresses very well an important element in his spirituality: the ability to let go. In the Christian tradition this has been spoken of as “purity of heart” or as the process of becoming “poor in spirit.

No matter what, we have to keep moving forward, even if we have to crawl.

Yet he hadn’t asked for anything that he hadn’t been willing to give himself. - Mahri

I eventually came to understand that in harboring the anger, the bitterness and resentment towards those that had hurt me, I was giving the reins of control over to them. Forgiving was not about accepting their words and deeds. Forgiving was about letting go and moving on with my life. In doing so, I had finally set myself free.

Do
you know what pain is, Cammie? It’s the
body’s physical response to imminent harm.
It is the mind’s way of telling us to move our
hand off the stove or let go of the broken
glass.

Pain will leave you, when you let go

Thank you for the pain. At least I am no longer afraid to face it next time.

No matter how strong you plan to be, you can never subdue the pain that comes with the grudges you refuse to let go.

Letting go is not getting rid of memories. Memories will stay, they always do. Letting go is making sure that the pain associated with the memories goes away.

Of course, being open and vulnerable will lead us to, sometimes, experience pain. But what is pain? It is simply a feeling. It is not forever. If you get pain from some person or thing too many times, you can always walk away. To risk a lifetime without pleasure simply to avoid pain is ludicrous.

In many cases, people hold on so tightly to their past pains to avoid letting go of the “excuses” and the fear of having to be accountable for their life.

Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember nothing stays the same for long, not even pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.

I take my hand back, like a leaf letting go. It hurts too much to hang on. So why does it hurt so much to let go?

Let me go!” she growls. “No.” “Let me fucking go, Colton.” Her voice is tiny, scared, vulnerable, and vehement. “You let go.” “Why?” A hitch in her voice. “Because holding on to it is killing you.

Spiritual growth involves giving up the stories of your past so the universe can write a new one.

The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out. The day I knew peace was the day I let everything go.

Sometimes you have to let go in order to receive; after all the universe naturally acquires balance.

You can't fight the whole world, and you can't keep fighting everyone in your own world. It's not about giving up, it's about letting go.

See for yourself whether letting go when a part of you really wants to hold on doesn't bring a deeper satisfaction than clinging.