Van Cuylenburg, whose latest book is called Let Go, singled out shame and perfectionism as an emotion that many people, including himself, need to let go of. “At a basic level we feel like we are not enough as we are,” he says. Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energy moving forward together towards an answer. – Denis Waitley

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How do YOU let go? What’s your favorite letting go quote? And remember: words can transform your life, if you find the right ones.

We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present. – Marianne Williamson If you’ve been wandering through the Dark Night of the Soul feeling totally separate and alone, I want you to know that this experience won’t last forever – and there is a way out and through. One of the best things you can do is release it. Let it go. If you go around dwelling on it, wondering why this didn't work out, why my loved one didn't get healed, why I didn't get that promotion, all that's going to do is lead to bitterness, resentment, self-pity. Before long you'll be blaming others, blaming yourself, maybe even blaming God. You may not have understood it. It may not have been fair. But when you release it, it's an act of your faith. You're saying, "God, I trust you. I know you're in control. And even though it didn't work out my way, you said, 'all things are going to work together for my good.' so I believe you still have something good in my future".

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Of course, experiencing a loss or trauma doesn’t mean that we should ignore how we feel. It’s perfectly normal and important to allow ourselves to feel the anger, confusion, grief, fear, hatred, and bitterness within us. But once we start attaching ourselves to these emotions, we experience suffering. It is our attachment and identification with our thoughts that is the sole cause of our suffering. Even so, there are dozens of other practices out there which can help you start the process of letting go.Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. Oprah Winfrey While I used to pride myself in being able to “take on the world” without help, I have grown to realize that this mentality is overwhelming and creates havoc and confusion along the way. It makes me and the people around me miserable! We keep ourselves so tied up in regretting the past and fearing the future that we don’t have any energy left to figure out who we are and what we want to create right now. – Gay Hendrix When we attach to our beliefs about how life should go, we suffer each and every time because we are resisting what is right here and right now. When we resist reality, we also tend to adopt the role of the victim (or persecutor), which causes even greater suffering. In reality, how can we 100% know that something is completely good or bad for us?