Quotes about Letting go

We all owe emotional debts to the past, in the form of feelings we couldn't allow ourselves to express. The past isn't over as long as these debts go unpaid. You don't have to return to the person who made you angry or afraid, with the intention of revising how the past turned out. For that person, the impact can never be the same as it is for you. The purpose of getting rid of emotional debt is to find your place in the present.

In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.

Let go, allow, and it will be yours.

In everyday situations, getting out of the way begins by giving up on the ego's fantasies.

Never put a question mark where God has put a period. When something is over and done, let it go and move on to the next chapter of your life.

Whatever you are holding onto in this life, hold it loosely so it won't hurt when the Lord has to pry your fingers open to take it away.

Forgiveness is all about taking care of you, not the person you need to forgive. It's about putting your desire to feel good before your desire to be right. It's about taking responsibility for your own happiness instead of pretending it's in somebody else's hands. It's about owning your power by giving all your anger, resentment, and hurt the heave-ho.

How do you forgive the stupid bastard?

We tend to hold on to resentment because we feel like the nitwit who wronged us doesn't deserve foreignness. Meanwhile, the only person being punished by your resentment is you. Forgiveness is about you deserving peace, not necessarily about others deserving your forgiveness. You are allowing nasty those of nasty things to take up precious space in your mind. If you love yourself, you'll end your own torture and let it go. (239)

Bei Vergebung geht es darum, sich um sich selbst zu kümmern — und nicht etwa um denjenigen, dem man vergeben muss. Es geht darum, das Bedürfnis nach Wohlbefinden vor den Wunsch, recht zu haben, zu stellen. Es geht darum, Verantwortung für das eigene Leben zu übernehmen, statt vorzugeben, es liege in der Hand anderer. Es geht darum, die eigene Macht zu nutzen, indem man Wut, Ablehnung und Schmerz den Laufpass gibt.

One day you might realize you can no longer remember the names of the people whose approval you o desperately thought you would die without

An negativen Gefühlen festzuhalten bringt nichts. Es schadet mir nur - und allen anderen auch. Es hält mich davon ab, mein Leben voll zu genießen. Ich bin ein großartiger Mensch. Ich entscheide mich dafür mein Leben zu genießen. Ich entscheide mich dafür, das hier loszulassen.