To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.

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"In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing."

- Jack Kornfield

Love

"“In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing.”"

- Jack Kornfield

Love

"To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own."

- Jack Kornfield

Compassion

"Bring your attention to the pain as if you were gently comforting a child, holding it all in a loving and soothing attention."

- Jack Kornfield

Compassion

"Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened."

- Jack Kornfield

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"My dear young friends, there is always a way back. Jesus Christ (and His gospel) is the way. You have not committed any sin so serious that you are beyond the reach of the Savior’s love and atoning grace. As you take steps to repent and follow God’s laws, you will begin to feel just how much Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son want you back home with Them! They want you to be happy. They will do anything within Their power that does not violate your agency or Their laws to help you come back."

- President Russell M. Nelson

Forgiveness

"It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody."

- Oprah Winfrey

Forgiveness

"True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.'"

- Oprah Winfrey

Forgiveness

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness

"Forgiving isn’t something you do for someone else. It's something you do for yourself. It's saying, 'You’re not important enough to have a stranglehold on me.' It’s saying, 'You don't get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of a future.'"

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