Letting go
Forgiveness, it has been said, means giving up our hopes for a better past.
Alan Lew • This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation
Remember, though, that long-past events don’t absolutely require any changes outside the confines of your own heart and mind. You don’t have to force people who hurt you in the past to redress every wrong in the present.
Martha Beck • Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live

We can forgive ourselves that, at the time of the previous emotional overwhelm, we simply didn’t know how to handle it. There were a lot of residuals that left us emotionally disabled at that time. But, because in the unconscious mind there is no such thing as time, we can choose at any time in the present to heal the past event.
David R. Hawkins • Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
“How foolish of us to punish ourselves in the present for what someone did to us in the past”
You Can Heal Your Life - Louise Hay
Forgiveness is the ultimate act of self-care. It’s not about them—it’s about you, your well-being, and your ability to live a life unburdened by the weight of... See more
Zoe Scaman • Forty Years, Forty Lessons
What do I need to let go of right now? What do I need to release? What am I finished with? What is finished with me? What will happen when I let go? Am I afraid to let go? Why am I afraid? What's holding me back?

