"It takes a lot of strength to let go."
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"The happiness we seek cannot be found through grasping, trying to hold on to things. It cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction we think will bring happiness. We are always taking hold of the wrong end of the stick. The point is that the happiness we seek is already here and it will be found through relaxation and letting go rather than through struggle."
"What i’m saying is, my friends, one ought to be able to let go. If a path does not please us, instead of insisting on going that specific way, of making our selfishness the guide, we ought to forsake. The books we cannot write, the films we cannot shoot, the projects we cannot develop, the jobs we cannot pursue and the people who no longer love us. Being able to let go, at times, is the most beautiful of all!"
"The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius."
"Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values."
"Everything will change when your desire to move on exceeds your desire to hold on."
"Your duty is to Be, and not to be this or that."
"In my life nothing goes wrong. When things seem to not meet my expectations, I let go of how I think things should be. It's a matter of not having any attachment to any fixed outcome."
"The final bridge to cross is to let go of the mind-created 'spiritual' self. Burn that bridge behind you. Stay empty of self-image and cease looking back. Remain in the neutrality of being. That's it!"
"Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing You go beyond sorrow."
"The more you trust Jesus and keep your eyes focused on Him, the more life you'll have. Trusting God brings life. Believing brings rest. So stop trying to figure everything out, and let God be God in your life."
"The press is like a woman: sublime when it lies, it will not let go until it has forced you to believe it. The public, like a foolish husband, always succumbs."
"I am willing to let go. I release others to experience whatever is meaningful to them, and I am free to create that which is meaningful to me."
"Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease."
"Let what comes come, let what goes go."
"Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness"
"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free."
"Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty."
"Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled."