Letting go
Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. We try to do what we think is going to help. But we don’t know. We never know if we’re going to fall flat or sit up tall. When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may be just the beginning of a great adventure. I
Pema Chodron • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics)
“It can feel both liberating and daunting to let go,” Mel says, “because letting go can often be confused with giving up.”
Jenny Brewer • When perfectionism makes you a better creative, and when it doesn’t
“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, 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
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?
Janet Conner • Writing Down Your Soul: How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within
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
To let go, when you know you have to is like choosing both grief and hope. Hope that you have control over your life, hope that there is something that is more in alignment for you out there. But you are giving up the possibility of the known joy. There must have been something you are letting go of that is meaningful and beautiful. Letting go, for
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