Letting Go Quotes For Finally Moving On

Letting go is a difficult task, one that these letting go quotes might help with!

Holding on to the past will only impair your future.

Let these letting go quotes help you move on.

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According to a study conducted by the University of Illinois, holding onto negative emotions like anger, resentment, and disappointment can lead to higher stress levels and poorer health outcomes.

Reading letting go quotes can help people release these negative emotions and move towards a healthier, happier life.

What are the benefits of reading these letting go quotes?

It’s often hard to let things go that matter a great deal to us, but in order to best heal, we must learn to let go.

These letting go quotes will:

• Offer you some perspective
• Explain the importance of moving past the things that are holding you back
• Motivate you to live in the moment
• Help you move on to the next part of your life

Whether it’s a relationship, a change in life circumstances, or simply something that is no longer serving you well, letting go is something that you must do in order to heal and move on.

If you stay somewhere or in something that wasn’t meant to be, you’re only doing yourself an injustice and putting your future in jeopardy.

There is a saying that depression is living in the past, anxiety is worrying about the future, and true contentment is living in the present.

Master the skills of letting go

However, if an individual can learn to master the skills of letting go of past hurts and grievances they are holding on to and stop worrying about every case scenario in the future that can go wrong – then they can truly feel a sense of peace.

This change can help them have a more successful and meaningful present in all areas of their lives.

Below are some moving on and letting go quotes I hope will plant kernels of inspiration and grounding for your life.

With this newfound peace and lightness, great things can be accomplished.

Now, your life can be more fully enjoyed.

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Letting go quotes about relationships

A survey by the American Psychological Association found that 61% of adults in the United States reported feeling stress about work in 2020, with money and the economy coming in as the second and third most common sources of stress.

Sharing letting go quotes with the affected people can provide them with inspiration and motivation to let go of these sources of stress and focus on the present.

1. “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.” ― Steve Maraboli

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2. “Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” ― Steve Maraboli

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3. “Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake & help us see we are worth so much more than we’re settling for.” ― Mandy Hale
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4. “Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” ― Shannon L. Alder

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5. “If letting go, if letting people and things work themselves out in the way that they needed to without your help was the most important thing, then it was also the hardest.” ― Deb Caletti

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6. “When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.” ― Shannon L. Alder

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7. “Thank God I found the GOOD in goodbye.” – Beyonce Knowles

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8. “Know that everything is in perfect order whether you understand it or not.” – Valery Satterwhite

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9. “If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.” ― Shannon L. Alder

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10. “If you want to forget something or someone, never hate it, or never hate him/her. Everything and everyone that you hate is engraved upon your heart; if you want to let go of something, if you want to forget, you cannot hate.” ― C. JoyBell C.

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Let it go quotes that will guide you

A study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley, found that people who hold onto grudges are more likely to experience negative emotions and have worse relationships with others.

Letting go quotes that focus on forgiveness and moving on can help people let go of grudges and improve their relationships with others.

11. “Letting go isn’t a one-time thing, it’s something you have to do every day, over and over again.” – Dawson’s Creek

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12. “If you didn’t love him, this never would have happened. But you did. And accepting that love and everything that followed it is part of letting it go.” ― Sarah Dessen, Dreamland

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13. “I realize there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.” ― Jeffrey McDaniel

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14. “Let go of certainty. The opposite isn’t uncertainty. It’s openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.” ― Tony Schwartz

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15. “Being different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure exit.” ― Shannon L. Alder

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16. “If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them.” – Shannon L. Alder

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17. “The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.” ― Steve Maraboli
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18. “Love is never supposed to hurt. Love is supposed to heal, to be your haven from misery, to make living fucking worthwhile.” ― Mia Asher, Arsen: A Broken Love Story

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19. “The most difficult aspect of moving on is accepting that the other person already did.” ― Faraaz Kazi

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Inspirational letting on quotes about life

According to a study conducted by the American Psychological Association, individuals who practice letting go of negative emotions experience a 27% reduction in stress.

This research suggests that letting go can significantly improve mental health and overall well-being.

20. “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” ― Steve Maraboli

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21. “We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don’t have something better.” ― C. JoyBell C.

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22. “There are times in life when people must know when not to let go. Balloons are designed to teach small children this.” ― Terry Pratchett

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23. “Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.” ― Stephen King

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24. “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” ― Ann Landers

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25. “Even on my weakest days I get a little bit stronger” ― Sara Evans

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26. “Dare to live by letting go.” – Tom Althouse

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27. “You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.” – C. Joybell C.

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28. “I’m guilty of giving people more chances than they deserve but when I’m done, I’m done.” ― Turcois Ominek

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29. “I demolish my bridges behind me…then there is no choice but to move forward” ― Fridtjof Nansen

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30. “I just wanted to tell you that I understand if you go. It’s okay if you have to leave us. It’s okay if you want to stop fighting.” ― Gayle Forman, If I Stay

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31. “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.” ― Deborah Reber

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32. “It is through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.”– Theodore Roosevelt

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34. “One of the best times for figuring out who you are and what you really want out of life? Right after a break-up.” ― Mandy Hale

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35. “If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you’ve made, if they don’t realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.” ― Steve Maraboli

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Let go quotes about forgiveness

According to a study conducted by the American Psychological Association, individuals who practice letting go of negative emotions experience a 27% reduction in stress.

This research suggests that letting go can significantly improve mental health and overall well-being.

36. “Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is, therefore, the means for correcting our misperceptions.” ― Gerald G. Jampolsky

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37. “Letting go. Everyone talks about it like it’s the easiest thing. Unfurl your fingers one by one until your hand is open. But my hand has been clenched into a fist for three years now; it’s frozen shut.” ― Gayle Forman

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38. “The truth was, he now belonged only to my past, and it was time I begin to accept it, as much as it hurt to do so.” ― Tammara Webber

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39. “The answer to every adversity lies in courageously moving forward with faith.”– Edmond Mbiaka

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40. “There ain’t no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.” ― Kate DiCamillo

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42. “Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe.” ― C. JoyBell C.

43. “The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out. The day I knew peace was the day I let everything go.” ― C. JoyBell C.

44. “Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can’t accept who you are.” ― TurcoisOminek

45. “No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.” ― Haruki Murakami

46. “When you leave, weary of me, without a word I shall gently let you go.” ― Kim Sowol

47. “Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will… but then again, if you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all. Imagining isn’t perfect. You can’t get all the way inside someone else… But imagining being someone else, or the world being something else, is the only way in. It is the machine that kills the fascists” ― John Green

48. “Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits. (January 11)” ― Sarah Ban Breathnach

50. “Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over.” ― Nicole Sobon

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51. “Moving on is easy. It’s staying moved on that’s trickier.”– Katerina Stoykova Klemer

52. “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.” – Deborah Reber

53. “You must be strong enough to know that love will come to you when you are ready. You must be strong enough to know when to say goodbye, and know that letting go is not weak.” – Marisa Donnelly

54. “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.”– Cherokee Indian Proverb

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Letting go and moving on quotes for her

In a study led by Dr. Judith S. Moskowitz of Northwestern University, it was found that people who can let go and adapt to change are 35% more likely to experience increased life satisfaction.

The research highlights the importance of emotional flexibility and resilience for personal growth and happiness.

55. “Sometimes people come into your life just to teach you how to let go.”- Jackson Kiddard

56. “Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart.”– Beverly Mitchell

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57. “Letting go does not mean you stop caring. It means you stop trying to force others to.” – Mandy Hale

58. “You don’t need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.” – Guy Finley

59. “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli

60. “I think that you never fall out of love with somebody, you just let go and move on.”—Ashley Rickards

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Inspirational moving on quotes

Research by Dr. James W. Pennebaker at the University of Texas at Austin found that individuals who wrote about emotional experiences for 15 minutes a day, for four consecutive days, showed a marked improvement in their ability to let go and move on from traumatic events.

This study underscores the power of self-reflection and journaling as effective tools for processing and releasing negative emotions.

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61. “The art of letting go is art in its purest form.”– Meredith Pence

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62. “Anything you can’t control is teaching you how to let go.” – Jackson Kiddard

63. “You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them.” – C. JoyBell C.

64. “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” – Roy T. Bennett

65. “You have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.” – Candace Bushnell

66. “At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.”- Elizabeth Gilbert

67. “Anything I cannot transform into something marvelous, I let go.” – Anaïs Nin

68. “We need to learn to let go as easily as we grasp and we will find our hands full and our minds empty.”– Leo F. Buscaglia

69. “To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.”– Jack Kornfield

70. “Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.”– Raymond Lindquist

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Letting go quotes to help you move forward

71. “Change has to come for life to struggle forward.”– Helen Hollick

72. “You’ve got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old – whatever “the old” means for you.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach

73. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”– Walt Disney

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74. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca

75. “I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.” – Katie Taylor

76. “I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.” – Waris Dirie

77. “Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” ― Steve Maraboli

78. “Moving on is easy. It’s staying moved on that’s trickier.”― Katerina Stoykova Klemer

79. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson

80. “You don’t have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you.”― Jojo Moyes

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81. “There’s an important difference between giving up and letting go.”– Jessica Hatchigan

82. “Life moves forward. The old leaves wither, die and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light.”– Bryant McGill

83. “Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energy moving forward together towards an answer.”– Denis Waitley

84. “To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on.” – Dave Pelzer
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85. “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.”― Robert Brault

86. “You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward.” ― Roy T. Bennett

87. “Rehashing the past wouldn’t change anything. Time to move forward.” ― Zena Wynn

88. “I welcomed who I was and left behind who I was not.”― David Elliott

89. “Our scars make us who we are. Wear them proudly, and move forward.”― Jane Linfoot

90. “You can’t expect to move forward if your emergency break is on.” ― Angela Cecilia

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91. “Don’t go through life; grow through life.”― Eric Butterworth

92. “Don’t hang on to the past and don’t look on to the future, focus on your present and present will build your future, cover your past and make your present worth a while”― Meeran W. Malik

93. “No boundary or barrier surrounds the heart of a person that loves their self and others.”― Shannon L. Alder

94. “Instead of thinking I am losing something when I clear clutter, I dwell on what I might gain.”― Lisa J. Shultz

95. “Why let go of yesterday? Because yesterday has already let go of you.”― Steve Maraboli

96. “Sometimes you hold on to what’s left,
Sometimes you let go to start afresh.”― Sanhita Baruah

97. “Convince yourself everyday that you are worthy of a good life. Let go of stress, breathe. Stay positive, all is well.”― Germany Kent
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98. “There is absolutely no beauty in holding onto something that you’re supposed to let go of.”― Sai Pradeep

99. “Sometimes letting go is braver than holding on until you break.”― Rebekah Crane

100. “Life is like a river, if you cannot let go of the past, it will drag you down the stream.”― Amit Ray

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Letting go quotes that will guide you

101. “‎All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”― Henry Havelock Ellis

102. “Letting go is also a matter of self-worth.”― Efrat Cybulkiewicz

103. “The greatest win is walking away and choosing not to engage in drama and toxic energy at all.”― Lalah Delia

104. “By accepting the process of letting go, we make people and things that we can’t stay with forever a part of our history.”― Dr. Prem Jagyasi

105. “You only struggle because you’re ready to grow but aren’t willing to let go.”― Drew Gerald

106. “Let the things of long ago drift away on the water.”― Alan Brennert

107. “It’s the way you fall you. Gotta let yourself go.”― Melville Shavelson

108. “You can’t hold on to the past and expect to grow as a human being.”― Marty Rubin

109. “Sometimes the only way to get a grip is by learning to let go.”― Curtis Tyrone Jones

110. “A mistake is only a mistake if you dwell on it. Let go and forgive.”― Akiroq Brost

111. “Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter.” – Melissa Marr

112. “Letting go is an energetic process that moves us in a different flow of reality beyond the illusion and into more of a free-flowing liberation space.” – Christine McCormick Day

113. “Abundance is a process of letting go; that which is empty can receive.” – Bryant H. McGill

114. “Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.” – Nhat Hanh

115. “The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.” – Max De Pree

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Letting go quotes to help you move forward

116. “Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu

117. “Accept what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti

118. “There are two ways to be. One is at war with reality and the other is at peace.” – Byron Katie

119. “Let go and just do your own work.” – Ajahn Chah

120. “Let go of becoming but never let go of taking action. Stop expecting and start living.” – Maxime Lagacé

121. “The more you let yourself go, the less others let you go.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

122. “Life moves on and so should we.” – Spencer Johnson

123. “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.” – Henry David Thoreau

124. “Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.” – Jack Kornfield

125. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey

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Quotes about letting go and moving on

126. “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass – It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”– Vivian Greene

127. “The past always looks better than it was because it isn’t here.”– Finley Peter Dunne

128. “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”– Maria Robinson

129. “It’s never too late to be who you might have been.”– George Eliot

130. “You can’t look back — you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.”– Jodi Picoult

131. “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

132. “If you’ve fallen down, today is the day you can get back up and try again.” – Amelie Chance

133. “Life only demands from you the strength you possess.” – Dag Hammarskjold

134. “Love yourself enough to move forward from whatever mistakes you may have made.”– Akiroq Brost

135. “Sooner or later we’ve all got to let go of our past.”– Dan Brown

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Finally letting go quotes

136. “Your past does not equal your future.”– Anthony Robbins

137. “Sometimes, you have to let things go. Sometimes, you have to stop caring for a minute.”– Trina Etmanskie

138. “It is by giving the freedom to the other, that is by letting go, we gain our own freedom back.”– Aleksandra Ninkovic

139. “A bridge can still be built, while the bitter waters are flowing beneath.”– Anthony Liccione

140. “Let go of something old that no longer serves you to make room for something new.” – Roy T. Bennett

141. “Once you realize you deserve a bright future, letting go of your dark past is the best choice you will ever make.”– Roy T. Bennett

142. “Relinquishing control to another person is like death: it’s only scary until it finally happens.”– Agnostic Zetetic

143. “Letting go is not getting rid of memories. Memories will stay; they always do. Letting go is making sure that the pain associated with the memories goes away.”– Arti Honrao

144. “Let go and go beyond living the dream, by dreaming the reality, into a reality beyond the dream.” – Tom Althouse

145. “When we go back into the past and rake up all the troubles we’ve had, we end up reeling and staggering through life. Stability and peace of mind come by living in the moment.”– Pam W. Vredevelt

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146. “There is love in holding and there is love in letting go.” – Elizabeth Berg

147. “The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go.” – Shannon L. Alder

148. “To wander is to be alive.” – Roman Payne

149. “Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go.” – Roy T. Bennett

150. “I’ve been burdened with blame trapped in the past for too long, I’m moving on.” – Rascal Flatts

151. “I can’t take back the past, but I can fight for the future.” – Shannon A. Thompson

152. “I don’t know what lies ahead, but I want to keep going forever…” – Fuyumi Soryo

153. “If it doesn’t agree with your spirit let it go.” – Germany Kent

154. “Girls you’ve gotta know when it’s time to turn the page.” – Tori Amos

155. “Memory looks back in order to move forward.” – Marty Rubin

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Letting go quotes to ease the pain

156. “Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” — Victor Kiam

157. “Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.” — Shannon L. Alder

158. “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” ― Steve Maraboli

159. “In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.” — Deepak Chopra

160. “Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.” — Daphne Rose Kingma

161. “It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We need to learn from our errors and move on.” ― Steve Maraboli

162. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need.” — Tao Te Ching

163. “If you want to fly in the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go of the past that drags you down.” — Amit Ray

164. “The only thing a person can ever really do is keep moving forward. Take that big leap forward without hesitation, without once looking back. Simply forget the past and forge toward the future.” — Alyson Noel

165. “I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.” — Robert Downey Jr.

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Letting go quotes that will set you free and inspire you to keep going

166. “There’s a victory in letting go of your expectations.” — Mike White

167. “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” — Guy Finley

168. “Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” — Hermann Hesse

169. “What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?” — Brene Brown

170. “The point of human evolution is adapting to circumstance. Not letting go of the old, but adapting it, is necessary.” — Sonali Bendre

171. “You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won’t receive the good things God has in store.” — Joel Osteen

172. “Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over them. Adolescence is not about letting go. It’s about hanging on during a very bumpy ride.” — Ron Taffel

173. “Everything I read about hitting a midlife crisis was true. I had such a struggle letting go of youthful things and learning how to exist and have enthusiasm while settling into the comfort of an older age.” — David Bowie

174. “Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.” — Melody Beattie

175. “Relationships are eternal. The ‘separation’ is another chapter in the relationship. Often, letting go of the old form of the relationship becomes a lesson in pure love much deeper than any would have learned had the couple stayed together.” — Marianne Williamson

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More letting go quotes to help you move on

176. “We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell

177. “It doesn’t take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.” – J. C. Watts

178. “Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you’ll get to where God wants you to be.” – Joel Osteen

179. “There’s a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over – and to let go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its value.” – Ellen Goodman

180. “It’s hard to be clear about who you are when you are carrying around a bunch of baggage from the past. I’ve learned to let go and move more quickly into the next place.” – Angelina Jolie

181. “People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what’s bitter and move on.” – Bill Cosby

182. “Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward.” – Erika Taylor

183. “Just because someone has been in your life for many years, doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be a point at which you finally decide to let go.” – Wilfred James Dolor

184. “It’s sad but sometimes moving on with the rest of you life starts with goodbye.” – Carrie Underwood

185. “Don’t go back to something God has already rescued you from.” – Mandy Hale

Thought-provoking letting go quotes

186. “You are not giving up when you let go, you are moving on, there is a big difference.” – Catherine Pulsifer

187. “Offering yourself forgiveness and compassion for what has happened will help you to let go of the past so that you can move more fully into the future.” – Alison Cardy

188.” … many of us refuse to “let go,” and we spend our lives fighting battles we will not win.” – Paul David Tripp

189. “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell

190. “Keeping baggage from the past will leave no room for happiness in the future.” – Wayne L. Misner

191. “Why do people persist in a dissatisfying relationship, unwilling either to work toward solutions or end it and move on? It’s because they know changing will lead to the unknown, and most people believe that the unknown will be much more painful than what they’re already experiencing.” – Anthony Robbins

192. “The moment after being let go, when we can finally let it go, is the moment when love once again has hope.” – Brian MacLearn

193. “If the past is not resolved, future relationships will suffer. Let your heart heal, before you open the door to another.” – Leon Brown

194. “Letting go means freedom from unpleasant memories.” – Remez Sasson

195. “Letting go brings a feeling of lightness and freedom, like taking a heavy rock off your shoulders.” – Remez Sasson

196. “You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.” – Mandy Hale

Letting go quotes on how hard it is and why you should do it regardless

197. “I have realized taking a stand is tough, but what’s tougher is maintaining it and letting go of all those who doubt your intent.” — Rhea Chakraborty

198. “Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top – I think that’s the main thing for me to work on.” — Charlotte Gainsbourg

199. “By letting go of my fears and concerns, I’ve gained so much happiness and freedom. With that freedom I’ve also gained confidence.” — Sabrina Claudio

200. “I feel like, every single decision I make and every single album I make, it’s all about letting go. Letting go of the past and just getting on with it.” — John Grant

201. “Most people believe that results matter. The idea that results matter is one that you have to keep letting go of. And most of the time, I believe it.” — Russell Simmons

202. “Meditation is really letting go of all the thought processes or ‘mind traffic’ that gets in the way of just whatever is between you and space and consciousness.” — Trudie Styler

203. “As you become aware of what has robbed you of the purity of an innocent mind, a clear heart and a strong body, you will be deeply served by letting go of those familiar limitations.” — Debbie Ford

204. “So we’re in this process of letting go of our own attachments to our physical forms and to the people we love, and… basically everything. Life is like this one big process of letting go.” — Adrianne Lenker

205. “I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it’s not all for naught, and it’s meaningful, because it makes you who you are.” — Rashida Jones

206. “A huge problem we face when we’re in need is giving up our intuition and blindly following instruction. Letting go works when we are following our hearts, but not so well when we are following a leader.” — Tara Stiles

Forgive and let go quotes

207. “Revenge stems from darkness. It won’t make you whole.” ― Shina Reynolds

208. “Forgiveness hurts but its reward is priceless.” ― Naide P Obiang

209. “We have our future to explore. We won’t be slaves to the past.” ― Tillie Cole

210. “The only way to keep a friend is to let go his stupid faults, and keep his silly love for you, with a bushel full of salt.” ― Fakeer Ishavardas

211. “If someone breaks your heart, unburden yourself by seeking inner forgiveness. Then move ahead in life. Remember that each person who comes into your life serves a purpose.”― Anoir Ou-Chad

212. “Do not let your hurt cause you to hate.” ― Timothy King

213. “Forgiveness is freedom.”― Jenny C. Bell

214. “I don’t think it is ever too late to seek forgiveness and rewrite your future.” ― Carla Reighard

215. “Forgive people who you believe have done you wrong. Let go. God will handle them.”
― Germany Kent

216. “Just feel forgiveness in your heart. The universe will hear you and that will be enough.”
― Maria Erving

Letting Go Quotes For Things We Cannot Control

217. “I used to have a lot of superstitions, and then I realized that it was kind of hogwash. Once I let go of them, I relaxed a lot.” ― Amy Adams

218. “Let go of the things that make you feel dead. Life is worth living!” ― Rihanna

219. “Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” ― C. S. Lewis

220. “Sometimes you definitely need to just let go. You need to sort of forget everything.” ― Thea Gilmore

221. “It took a while to understand the beauty of just letting go.” ― Taylor Swift

222. “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ― E. M. Forster

223. “In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.” ― Sharon Salzberg

224. “Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding onto.” ― Socrates

225. “The hardest part is what to leave behind, … It’s time to let go!” ― A. A. Milne

226. “I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go.” ― Sheng-yen

Letting Go Quotes To Inspire You To Move On 

227. “You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically.” ― Joel Osteen

228. “The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life.” ― Mary Manin Morrissey

229. “Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.” ― Criss Jami,

230. “There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it.” ― Shannon L. Alder

231. “Sometimes letting go is simply changing the labels you place on an event. Looking at the same event with fresh eyes.” ― Steve Maraboli

232. “Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.” – Oprah Winfrey

233. “Hanging on to resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.” – Ann Landers

234. “When you become good at the art of letting sufferings go, then you’ll come to realize how unnecessary it was for you to drag those burdens around with you.” – Osho

235. “Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?” – Leo Buscaglia

236. “What’s done is done.” ― Hilliard MacBeth

Letting Go Quotes To Get Over Bitter Past

237. “You can always make the choice to let go and start over – you are the one who has to make that decision.” — Kate Summers

238. “It is your courage that supports your ability to let go of deadly attitudes, change the way you organize your time, change your relationships and change who and what you are.” — S. Walston

239. “Letting go of the bad memories of the past can really help you have a free feeling now while you take each day into the future.” — Zac Dixon

240. “By letting go of the things that have been in your life with a feeling of gratitude, you foster appreciation for, and a desire to take better care of, the things in your life.” — Marie Kondo

241. “You can become better tomorrow than you are today, but it requires letting go of your past and learning from success and failure.” — Steve Gilliland

242. “Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.” — Sanaya Roman

243. “Letting go follows our realization that holding on is of no further use!” — Guy Finley

244. “Forgiveness is letting go of the hope that the past can be changed.” — Oprah Winfrey

245. “There are a number of things to let go of in life. One of these things is worry of which there is nothing more unproductive or personally debilitating.” — Catherine Pulsifer

246. “It is important for us to let go of the hurt and pain our past left behind and open up to the possibilities of what the future may hold.” — Ron Walker

Letting Go Quotes To Overcome Fear

247. “We must have the courage to let go of the past if we are going to grasp the future.” ― David DeNotaris

248. “If you want to move to a higher level of life, you have to be willing to let go of some of your old ways of thinking and being and adopt new ones.” ― T. Harv Eker

249. “Many new things open when we let go of our own imposed limitations and go into a place of the nonknowing of a beginner.” ― Patricia Heller

250. “Feeling uncomfortable in whatever you do does not have to stop you from doing anything, instead it should motivate you to do it anyway and let go of that feeling.” ― Susie Harper

251. “If you really want to feel at peace, then your goal is to let go of the ego which separates us from being at one with all which is.” ― Kevin Kerr

252. “Make a conscious effort to let go of fear and act from a sense of consciousness that will empower and protect you. You are strong. You are greater than the fear!” ― Les Brown

253. “You need to let go of the resentment inside of you and don’t let it shape the way your life will be in the future.” ― Heather Rose

254. “Forgiving means letting go of the past. It means that we let others act for themselves without judging them.” ― Christian Olsen

255. “Think about what fears you have to let go or what beliefs you have to change or ingrain into, so that you can receive what you want and think about.” ― Adriana Claudia Milcov

256. “Take stock of everyone who has ever wronged you in any way, regardless of how severe or recent it may have been, and make the choice to let go. Forgiveness is an act of the heart.” ― Wayne Dyer

Letting Go Quotes To Encourage You To Move Forward

257. “Letting go of stress means that you can enjoy your life.” — Gabrielle Bernstein

258. “The more you let go, the faster you will move ahead.” — Alan Cohen

259. “One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.” — B. Nicole

260. “Not all wars are worth fighting. Sometimes you just have to let it go.”

― Abhaidev

261. “Let go. All will be lost, and in that is its beauty, its truth, all that we need.”

― Søren Sørenson

262. “There’s a weird freedom in letting go of what you lost and looking forward to the possibilities the empty space leaves behind.” ― James Lanman

263.  “You cannot embrace your destiny if you do not let go of your history.” — T.D. Jakes

264. “The harder you fight to hold on to specific assumptions, the more likely there’s gold in letting go of them.” — John Seely Brown

265. “Recklessness comes from ego. Fearlessness comes from letting go.”

― Shunya 

266. “I let go of what stops me from moving forward and create space for better things to enter into my life.” ― Marge Castillon Di Blasio

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