Letting go is one of the hardest skills to learn and one of the most necessary. These quotes explore what it takes to leave behind relationships, grudges, old versions of yourself, and the past in general.
“But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them.”
“But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them.”
“I can still love an ex as a person, regardless if the breakup was bad. I would never wish anything negative on them. It takes more energy to hate them than to wish them well.”
“Forget the past.”
“I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.”
“The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.”
“I don't live in the past at all I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind.”
“What's that line from TS Eliot? To arrive at the place where you started, but to know it for the first time. I'm able to write about a breakup from a different place. Same brokenness. Same rock-bottom. But a little more informed, now I'm older. Thank God for growing up.”
“The heart will break, but broken live on.”
“Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”
“Recovery is something that you have to work on every single day and it's something that it doesn't get a day off.”
“I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there.”
“I've been heartbroken. I've broken hearts. That's part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner.”
“The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.”
“O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!”
“What surrounds us we endure better for giving it a name - and moving on.”