C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar “The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.” Giving Trying Letting Go ♥ 6
Paulo Coelho Writer “Let go of the idea that the path will lead you to your goal. The truth is that with each step we take, we arrive. Repeat that to yourself every morning: 'I've arrived.' That way you'll find it much easier to stay in touch with each second of your day.” Ideas Morning Letting Go ♥ 6
Barack Obama Politician “Faith doesn't mean that you don't have doubts.” Faith Letting Go Moving On ♥ 6
Pema Chodron Buddhist Teacher, Author “The Buddha’s principal message that day was that holding on to anything blocks wisdom. Any conclusion that we draw must be let go. The only way to fully understand the bodhichitta teachings, the only way to practice them fully, is to abide in the unconditional openness of the prajna, patiently cutting through all our tendencies to hang on.” Teaching Letting Go Block ♥ 6
Elizabeth Gilbert Author, Memoirist “The day is ending. It's time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is beautiful. Now, Let go.” Beautiful Letting Go Eat Pray And Love ♥ 6
Elizabeth Gilbert Author, Memoirist “And when you sense a faint potentiality for happiness after such dark times you must grab onto the ankles of that happiness and not let go until it drags you face-first out of the dirt - this is not selfishness, but obligation. You were given life; it is your duty to find something beautiful within life no matter how slight.” Beautiful Dark Letting Go ♥ 6
Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker “Everyone knows how to choose; few know how to let go. But it's only by letting go of each experience that you make room for the next. The skill of letting go can be learned, and once learned you will enjoy living much more spontaneously.” Skills Letting Go Rooms ♥ 6
Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker “In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself. It will be a permanent Self, rooted in awareness and creativity. Once you have captured this, you have captured the world.” Past Creativity Letting Go ♥ 6
Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker “We can begin to let go of the complications that cause us to suffer by cultivating a simple state of awareness. In this process, tiny steps yield big results, in part because simplicity is nature's default position. Suffering and the complications that fuel it are unnatural; it wastes energy to maintain complexity.” Simple Letting Go Yield ♥ 6
Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker “As I let go of the need to arrange my life, the universe brings abundant good to me.” Needs Letting Go Universe ♥ 6