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Quotes about Moving On

    “Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have—life itself.” ~ Walter Anderson

      “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

        “The next time you’re feeling bad, rather than fight it, try to relax. See if, instead of panicking, you can be graceful and calm. Know that if you don’t fight your negative feelings, if you are graceful, they will pass away just as surely as the sun sets in the evening.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

          “The first step in becoming a more peaceful person is to have the humility to admit that, in most cases, you’re creating your own emergencies. Life will usually go on if things don’t go according to plan.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

            “As we learn in Zen philosophy, when you learn to ‘let go’ of problems instead of resisting with all your might, your life will begin to flow.” ~ Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

              Challenges are what makes life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

                Sometimes, people never get what they deserve because they're too busy holding on to things they're supposed to let go of.

                  “Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.” ~ Ray Bradbury

                    Ah yes, the past can hurt, but the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it. ~ The Lion King

                      "Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know." ~ Pema Chodron

                        You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy.

                          When life's tough, remember, you are tougher.

                            “When you are in deep distress and cannot restrain some expression of it, sit down and write out a harsh letter venting your anger. But don’t send it.” ~ Donald T. Phillips, Lincoln on Leadership

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                                "Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles." ~ Charlie Chaplin