Letting Go Quotes - Page 18

• In film, you have to let go sometimes.

  Philip Seymour Hoffman

  Sometimes, Film

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, film.avclub.com. September 15, 2010.

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• The greatest crisis of our lives is neither economic, intellectual, nor even what we usually call religious. It is a crisis of imagination. We get stuck on our paths because we are unable to reimagine our lives differently from what they are right now. We hold on desperately to the status quo, afraid that if we let go, we will be swept away by the torrential undercurrents of our emptiness.

  Marc Gafni

  Religious, Imagination, Intellectual

  FaceBook post by Marc Gafni from Aug 26, 2015

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• To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Team, Ego

  John C. Maxwell (2008). “Team Maxwell 2in1 (Winning With People/17 Indisputable Laws)”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Due to personal issues, I have been let go from the cast of Glee. Explanations will come shortly.

  Chris Colfer

  Issues, Glee, Casts

  "Chris Colfer Not Leaving ‘Glee,’ Manager Says Twitter Account Was Hacked" By Stephanie Marcus, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 3, 2014.

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• Let go of your story so the Universe can write a new one for you.

  Marianne Williamson

  Writing, Stories, Universe

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Mar 30, 2012

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• It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at risk of becoming corrupted.

  Kate Elliott

  Pride, Vanity, Greed

  Kate Elliott (2009). “Traitors' Gate”, p.877, Macmillan

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• The only initiation which I advocate and which I look for with all the ardor of my Soul, is that by which we are able to enter into the Heart of God within us, and there make an Indissoluble Marriage, which makes us the Friend and Spouse of the Repairer … there is no other way to arrive at this Holy Initiation than for us to delve more and more into the depth of our Soul and to not let go of the prize until we have succeeded in liberating its lively and vivifying origin.

  Louis Claude de Saint-Martin

  Heart, Soul, Depth

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• As soon as you awaken to the power you have, you begin to flex the muscles of your courage. Then you can dream bravely: letting go of your limiting beliefs and pushing past your fears. You can start to come up with a truly original dream that germinates in your soul and bears fruit in your life.

  Alberto Villoldo

  Dream, Past, Soul

  FaceBook post by Alberto Villoldo from Sep 16, 2014

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• There comes a point in your life when you realize:
  Who matters,
  Who never did,
  Who won't anymore,
  And who always will.
  So, don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.

  Adam Lindsay Gordon

  Life, Future, Past

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• An important characteristic of calm abiding meditation is to let go of any goal and simply sit for the sake of sitting. We breathe in and out, and we just watch that. Nothing else.

  Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

  Goal, Meditation, Important

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• Letting go does not mean not caring about things. It means caring about them in a flexible and wise way.

  Jack Kornfield

  Wise, Mean, Caring

  Jack Kornfield (2012). “Meditation for Beginners: Six Guided Meditations for Insight, Inner Clarity, and Cultivating a Compassionate Heart”, p.8, Sounds True

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• Don't let go of your strength or your beauty. It was given to you by God.

  Donald Miller

  Given, Don't Let Go

  FaceBook post by Donald Miller from Aug 15, 2012

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• There's something magical that happens when people eat from the same pot. The family meal is really the nursery of democracy. It's where we learn to share; it's where we learn to argue without offending. It's just too critical to let go, as we've been so blithely doing.

  Michael Pollan

  Offending, People, Democracy

  "Fire, Water, Air, Earth: Michael Pollan Gets Elemental In 'Cooked'". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. April 21, 2013.

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• Until you can let go of everything, you will find it hard to hold onto anything.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Hard

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• If it's time to let go, JUST LET GO. You can't carry on through life with extra weight on your conscience.

  Shannon Leto

  Weight, Time To Let Go, Just Let Go

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• As I let go of the need to arrange my life, the universe brings abundant good to me.

  Deepak Chopra

  Needs, Universe

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• Living simply is not about living in poverty or self-inflicted deprivation. It's about living an examined life where one has determined what is truly important and enough … and then just let go of all the rest.

  Duane Elgin

  Self, Important, Poverty

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• The individual who no longer has a rigid mind has found freedom. Life can be so easy. Refuse to let go and you are a person drowning; the more you struggle, the faster you sink.

  George Ohsawa

  Wisdom, Struggle, Mind

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• We need to do what we can do and let God do what we cannot.

  Joyce Meyer

  Needs, Can Do

  Twitter post from May 24, 2012

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• Spirituality is the intersection of three paths: letting go of ego, an unconditional yes to the conditions of human existence, and an immeasurable compassion.

  David Richo

  Compassion, Ego, Three

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• Letting go, it's so hard The way it's hurting now To get this love untied So tough to stay with this thing 'cos if I follow through I face what I denied I'll get those hooks out of me And I'll take out the hooks that I sunk deep in your side Kill that fear of emptiness, that loneliness I hide.

  Peter Gabriel

  Broken Heart, Hurt, Loneliness

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• Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.

  Debbie Ford

  Needs, Committed, Standing

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• We must not let go manifest truths because we cannot answer all questions about them.

  Jeremy Collier

  Answers, Truth Is, Manifest

  Jeremy Collier (1722). “Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects: In Two Parts. ...”

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• It’s important to let go, calm down, and get grounded. We need to listen to ourselves. When one becomes aware that our present-moment thoughts are not productive, one should simply let them go. Change a negative thought to a positive one.

  Horst Rechelbacher

  Important, Negative, Needs

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• Let go of thought, become still and alert, and don't try to understand or explain.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Trying, Stills

  Eckhart Tolle (2006). “A New Earth (Oprah #61): Awakening to Your Life's Purpose”, p.124, Penguin

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