Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future. – Daphne Rose Kingma Enlightenment is not a desire, is not a goal, is not an ambition. It is a dropping of all goals, a dropping of all desires, a dropping of all ambitions. It is just being natural. That’s what is meant by flowing. Osho Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. Oprah Winfrey Letting go can be scary. It’s a big unknown, with lots of uncertainty. It means leaving behind what is usual and comfortable — even if those are not always in our best interest — and branching out to what might feel odd at first. Sometimes it feels easier to stay put and not take the chance.

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In recent years, the letting go message has begun cutting through to the mainstream. Burnt out and traumatised by years of seemingly ever-accelerating crises – people are looking for a new way to cope. Learning how to let go of someone you love – someone you’ve built a deep connection with and whom you’ve shared your life with – is likely one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do. That’s why so many people break up , but stay in touch, never understanding when to let go of a relationship. If these signs are familiar, it’s time to ask yourself if you need to end it completely: Not a bad book, especially if you seem to blame everyone else for your life not being the way you want it to be. Being detached does not prevent you from having harmonious, healthy, and passionate relationships. It allows you to have those experiences. When we can live with non-attachment, we can live life with intensity and depth that we cannot realize when we are entangled by fears and insecurities. Once we release those cords of entanglement, we can make decisions from a solid place of wisdom and love. Every experience in life holds a secret and sacred gift, even the most heartbreaking circumstances. Explore what the painful circumstance or person has taught you willingly or unwillingly. What gift do you now possess that you didn’t before?Friends, when you can let things go and not get bitter and upset and drop out of church and start blaming God then the Creator of the universe will go to work for you. God has said he will take what was meant for your harm and use it to your advantage. Depression is often the result of shutting away and numbing too many emotions for too long. Little by little, try to release the emotions buried within you. Express how you feel through art therapy, journaling, sports, dance, or whatever moves you. Remember to stay connected to your breath or body as you allow the emotions to bubble up and release. 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.” Maybe you've done everything you could. You prayed. You believed. You gave it your all but it didn't work out. Best thing you can do is release it. Just let it go. Don't go around in self-pity, defeated, thinking there is nothing good in your future. Do like David. Freshen up. Put on a new attitude. Go to the mall. Buy some new clothes. Get something good to eat and get ready for the new thing God is about to do. I know some of you ladies are thinking, "I heard the word I needed. He said, 'go to the mall'".

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When you go through situations that you don't understand let's learn to do like David and say, "God, it doesn't make sense. I don't know why this has happened. But I'm not going to get bitter and upset and confused. I'm going to quiet and still my soul. Why? Because I know God has appointed another seed. I know it's not the end". You can’t possibly embrace that new relationship, that new companion, that new career, that new friendship, or that new life you want, while you’re still holding on to the baggage of the last one. Let go… and allow yourself to embrace what is waiting for you right at your feet. – Steve Maraboli God is saying when you go through things that you don't understand it is not the end. God is going to appoint another seed. The reason God says seed is seed represents the future. It indicates what is coming. If you will let go of what didn't work out, let go of the hurts and pains, then for everything you've lost, God will appoint another seed. Everything that was taken away, another seed. You are going to give birth to more in the future than you've lost in the past. Now you've got to do your part and keep moving forward. From my own limited experience I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. 14th Dalai Lama 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.”The way of love is the way of no-expectation. Love exists only when there is a total acceptance and no desire to change anything. Osho It also aligns with Buddhist non-attachment theory, which is how Melbourne researcher and psychotherapist Dr Richard Whitehead came to the concept. Letting go doesn’t mean you give up. It means you keep going but you’re not attached to the outcome. Maxime Lagacé