Quotes about Letting go

Who was it who said that forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a different past?

Everything was coming together by coming apart . . . It is the most difficult Zen practice to leave people to their destiny, even though it's painful - just loving them, and breathing with them, and distracting them in a sweet way, and laughing with them . . . if something was not my problem, I probably did not have the solution.

God can't clean the house of you when you're still in it.

Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant for you to hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean you want to vacation together.

But in surrender you have won.

Forget letting go and letting God. It was time for brooding, stewing, victimized self-righteousness, and thoughts of revenge. Now you're talking.

The beginning of forgiveness is often exhaustion. You're pooped; thank God.

My elderly priest friend Terry says, "Don't try harder—resist less.

What I know for sure: Having the best things is no substitute for having the best life. When you can let go of the desire to acquire, you know you are really on your way.

I release the past with ease and trust in the process of life.

I would like to travel light on this journey of life, to get rid of the encumbrances I acquire each day.

What you are able to walk away from will determine what God can bring you to!