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.
“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.”
“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.”
“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 must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.”
“What surrounds us we endure better for giving it a name - and moving on.”
“Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all this, too, shall pass.”
“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.”
“Blessed are the hearts that can bend they shall never be broken.”
“I can tell you one thing, Iran is closer to developing nuclear weapons today than it was a week ago, or a month ago or a year ago. It's just moving on with its efforts.”
“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.”
“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.”
“The heart will break, but broken live on.”
“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!”
“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.”
“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.”
“Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”