12 Things To Know Before Letting Go
OFTEN, LETTING GO has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength. And that's what this list is all about—realizing your worth, and identifying the negative ideas, habits, and people in your life that you need to let go of to move forward.
1. The past can steal your present if you let it.
You can spend hours, days, weeks, months, or even years overanalyzing a situation from the past, trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've or should‟ve happened. Or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and walk out the door into the sunlight.
2. Not everyone, and not everything, is meant to stay.
Some circumstances and people come into our lives just to strengthen us or teach us, so that we can move on without them.
3. Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.
Imagine all the wondrous things your mind might embrace if it weren't wrapped so tightly around your struggles. Because it‟s not what the world takes away from you that counts, it‟s what you do with what you have left.
4. Sometimes you just need to do your best and surrender the rest.
Tell yourself, "I am doing the best I can with what I have in this moment. And that is all I can expect of anyone, including me.” Love yourself and be proud of everything you do, even your mistakes. Because even mistakes mean you‟re trying.
5. You are in control of only one person: yourself.
Letting go in your relationships doesn't always mean that you don‟t care about others anymore; it‟s simply realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.
6. What's right for you may be wrong for others, and vice versa.
Think for yourself, and allow others the privilege of doing so too. You need to live your life your way—the way that‟s right for you.
7. Some people will refuse to accept you for who you are.
When you‟re comfortable in your skin, not everyone will like you, and that‟s OK. It‟s always worth doing what‟s right and being true to yourself.
8. Relationships can only exist on a steady foundation of truth.
When you build relationships based on truth and authenticity, rather than masks, false perfection, and being phony, your relationships will heal, connect, and thrive.
9. The world changes when you change.
Our thoughts and perceptions create our world. If you truly want to change your life, you must first change your mind.
10. You can make decisions, or you can make excuses.
Don‟t let what you can't do stop you from what you can. Do what you can with what you have right now. Stop over thinking and start doing!
11. It usually takes just a few negative remarks to kill a person's dream.
Don‟t kill people‟s dreams with negative words, and don‟t put up with those who do. Don‟t let people interrupt you and tell you that you can‟t do something. If you have a dream that you‟re passionate about, you must protect it, and help others do the same.
12. Sometimes walking away is the only way to win.
Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who have shown they don‟t care. In other words, don‟t define your intelligence by the number of arguments you have won, but by the number of times you have said, “This needless nonsense is not worth my time.”