2015 will be a selfish year. My time and focus will be invested on me. On improving myself. I want to become a better person physically and mentally. I want to let go of my fears and learn to love myself.— Author Unknown
375 Letting Go Quotes
What you release no longer gets a vote in how you spend tomorrow.
Letting go is one of the hardest verbs in the language. Not because the holding-on is comfortable, which it almost never is, but because the holding-on at least feels familiar. We hold on to grudges, to people, to versions of the past we keep replaying, to versions of the future that already are not happening. The weight builds up so slowly that we forget we are carrying it.
These 375 letting go quotes come from people who have done the work. Buddhist teachers and recovering perfectionists. Therapists and poets. Anyone who has had to learn the difference between caring about something and clinging to it.
If something has been weighing on you, read these slowly. Pick one. Save it where you will see it tomorrow.
Letting Go Quotes: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you actually let go of something?
Letting go is rarely a single decision. It is usually a series of smaller surrenders made over time. You stop checking their profile. You stop replaying the conversation. You stop telling the story to new people. Each small refusal weakens the grip the thing has on you. Eventually you notice you have not thought about it in days.
Is letting go the same as giving up?
No. Giving up is exiting before the work is done. Letting go is finishing the work: recognizing that something is over, or out of your control, or no longer yours to carry, and then choosing to stop fighting reality. Giving up takes nothing. Letting go takes courage.
Why is letting go so hard?
Because we mistake the holding-on for love, or loyalty, or proof that the thing mattered. We think that releasing a grief means betraying it. The opposite is usually true. Letting go does not erase what mattered. It just stops it from costing you the present.
What does it mean to let go and let God?
It is a phrase from twelve-step recovery and it means the same thing in secular language: stop trying to control what is not yours to control. Whether you call it God, the universe, time, or the indifference of the world, the practice is the same: do your part, then release the outcome. Most suffering comes from trying to manage things beyond your reach.
375 quotes
All topics ›I don't get mad anymore. I just accept it for what it is and move on.— Author Unknown
A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let go.— Author Unknown
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A year from now, what you're stressing about won't even matter. Let it go.— Author Unknown
Accept that some relationships are seasonal. Learn what they came to teach and let go when it's time for them to leave.— Mandy Hale
Accept what is, let go of what was and have faith in what can be.— Sonia Ricotti
Acceptance of yourself is far more important than acceptance from others.— Author Unknown
After a while, you learn that you don’t need anyone else in order to survive. No one is ever going to always be there, no matter what they say or what they promise. You just gotta suck it up, accept it, and keep moving on.— Author Unknown
After a while you must let go of what lies behind you and press forward. If you don't, the past will destroy your future.— Joyce Meyer
Appreciate what you have and let go of what you can’t change.— Author Unknown
At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening.— Heather Hepler
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we should be.— Brené Brown
Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve.— Author Unknown
Be thankful for your life, spend time in nature, breathe deeply, let go of your worries, forgive yourself and others, and build your life around what you love.— Author Unknown
Being strong sometimes means being able to let go.— Author Unknown
By letting go of the wrong relationship, you give the right person a chance to enter your life.— Charles Orlando
Choose your thoughts carefully. Keep what brings you peace and let go of what doesn't. Happiness is only one thought away.— Nishan Panwar
Close your eyes, clear your heart, let it go.— Author Unknown
Close your eyes. Breathe out. Let go. Open them. Start again.— Author Unknown
Do not let the negative thoughts in your head get to you. Just breathe, smile and let it go.— Author Unknown
Do one thing at a time. Do it fully. Move on.— Author Unknown
Do the things you used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on tight. Stop rushing. Don't be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who lift you up, and cut loose the ones who bring you down. Stop giving your power away. Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting. Be old enough to appreciate your freedom, and young enough to enjoy it. Finally know who you are.— Kristin Armstrong
Don't allow the past to keep you stuck. Learn from it, let go, and move on.— Author Unknown
Don't allow yourself to be a victim. Take control of your life. Let go of people who serve you no good. Start doing things to make you happy.— Reyna Biddy
Don't be afraid to distance yourself from everyone and everything - and recoup. Sort out your thoughts. Listen to your heart. Breathe. Read a book. Write about how much your life has sucked - then write about how much you can't wait to see the positive changes. Relearn yourself. Accept all the hurt you've been through. Forgive anyone and everyone who's hurt you. Even if that means doing it within, and never physically or verbally reaching out. Let go and rejuvenate. Take a step away from the chaos, and find peace within.— Reyna Biddy
Don't be afraid to let go of someone who's not trying to hold on to you!— Tony Robbins
Don't beat yourself up for having a bad day. Let it go. Tomorrow's a new day.— Author Unknown
Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness.— Author Unknown
Don't fight, resist, or avoid the changes that are happening in your life. Learn to allow and let go, so blessings can start flowing to you.— Author Unknown
Don't let something tear you down. Allow it to help you move on to something better.— Author Unknown
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