Letting go is even more important than adding. Marie Kondo
The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. Mildred Norman
Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others. Gerald Jampolsky
It is not difficult to trim and hack off the
nonessentials in outward, physical structure. However, to minimize
inwardly, is another matter. Bruce Lee
We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack. Therefore, rather than grateful, we are bitter. Arthur Schopenhauer
When you consciously choose to be ordinary, you become extraordinary. Jaggi Vasudev
My riches consist, not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. Joseph Brotherton
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be. Wayne W. Dyer
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm
spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if
your whole world seems upset. Saint Francis de Sales
It is a long way back, a long way back, to simplicity,
back to the vision with the sun shining upon it, back to my simple soul.
Muriel Strode
We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we
need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as
possessing it. Donald Horban
The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. Steve Maraboli
If you want inner peace find it in solitude, not speed,
and if you would find yourself, look to the land from which you came and
to which you go. Henry David Thoreau
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil. Marcus Tullius Cicero
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. Epictetus
Seek not good from without; seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it. Epictetus
If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else. Marvin Gaye
I smile, and breathe, and let go. And one step at a time, become the person I want to be. Leo Babauta
Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace. Nikki Rowe
A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind. Marcus Tullius Cicero
The root of all of our problems is our inability to let go. Leo Babauta
It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure. Marquis de Sade
Don’t let pain define you, let it refine you. Tim Fargo
Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change. Frida Kahlo
Stay focused on your purpose, not your pain. Ranal Currie
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. Bo Bennett
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
First, having the larger goal will lift your mind out of
the moment and help you endure the hard work and drudgery. Second, as
you become better at this task or craft, it becomes increasingly
pleasurable. Robert Greene
You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented
in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that
taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things
that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been
alive. James Baldwin
Depend on no one. Get shit done yourself. Unknown
No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back. Unknown
Growth in painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong. Unknown
Often it’s the deepest pain which empowers you to grow into your highest self. Unknown
Stop saying “I wish” and start saying “I will”. Unknown
Every flower must grow through dirt. Unknown
The more you’re hurt, the more you’ll change. Unknown
Problems are the price you pay for progress. Branch Rickey
After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here. Walt Disney
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let
pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take
pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still
believe it to be a beautiful place. Iain Thomas
It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to
remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so
little from peace. Chuck Palahniuk
Sacrifice today for tomorrows betterment, you are willing
to pay those payments with pain, because pain is just a message when
you are fixing something that’s insufficient in your life. Greg Plitt
I don’t believe there is pleasure in life. I believe
there is only relief of pain… We have to suffer to be on top. Georges
St-Pierre
Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure. Rumi
Some days, we’re just looking for a soft place to land. Dr. SunWolf
Love is the sweetest pain inside. Tarkan
Love is so short, forgetting is so long. Pablo Neruda
The marks humans leave are too often scars. John Green (The Fault in Our Stars)
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. J.K. Rowling
I still own my heart, which I know because it hurts so much. Emilie Autumn
Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. Drake
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again. Rosa Parks
If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a
life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has
to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or
forget him. Paulo Coelho
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process
of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.
Ernest Hemingway
If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it. C.S. Lewis
Through love all that is bitter will be sweet. Through
love all that is copper will be gold. Through love all dregs will become
wine. Through love all pain will turn to medicine. Rumi
There’s no love without pain. Irving Stone
I felt so much, that I started to feel nothing. Unknown
Sometimes your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows. Unknown
Among my stillness was a pounding heart. Shannon A. Thompson
Where there is love, there is vulnerability to pain. Laura Ramirez
The surest way to hurt yourself is to give up on love, just because it didn’t work out the first time. Amanda Howells
Thinking of you is a poison I drink often. Atticus
If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the
consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them
to hurt you a second time in your mind. Shannon L. Alder
Loving you was like going to war; I never came back the same. Warsan Shire
They say that time heals a broken heart, but time has stood still since we’ve been apart. Don Gibson
Part 1. I think you still love me, but we can’t escape
the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen.
Haruki Murakami
Part 2. So I’m not blaming you for falling in love with
another woman. I’m not angry, either. I should be, but I’m not. Haruki
Murakami
Part 3. I just feel pain. A lot of pain. I thought I could imagine how much this would hurt, but I was wrong. Haruki Murakami
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa
Maybe part of loving is learning to let go. The Wonder Years
What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you. Richard Wilbur
I am hopelessly in love with a memory. An echo from another time, another place. Michael Faudet
Long after I have given up, my heart still searches for you without my permission. Rudy Francisco
The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. John Vance Cheney
God is closest to those with broken hearts. Jewish saying
Sadness flies away on the wings of time. Jean de La Fontaine
