Quotes about Letting go
Having looked the beast of the past in the eye, having asked and received forgiveness and having made amends, let us shut the door on the past—not in order to forget it but in order not to allow it to imprison us.
— Desmond Tutu
Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.
— Desmond Tutu
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.
— Desmond Tutu
Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life.
— Mahatma Gandhi
God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them.
— Rick Warren
You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the good things God has in store.
— Joel Osteen
No one can begin a new life, unless he repent of the old.
— St. Augustine
Do not run away; let go. Do not seek; for it will come when least expected.
— Bruce Lee
We just have to recognize life for what it is: a gift to be grateful for, not a property to cling to, hoard, or defend.
— Henri Nouwen
Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day.
— Melody Beattie
Hold loosely to the things of this life, so that if God requires them of you, it will be easy to let them go.
— Corrie Ten Boom
No matter how dark and gloomy it looks in your life right now, if you'll release the weight of those burdens, you will see the sun break forth.
— Joel Osteen