Moving on can be tough, but your future self will thank you for being courageous and taking a bold step to become a better person. Whether you are trying to move on in life after a breakup, from friends, from a mistake or from negative people, these are 25 positive quotes about moving on and living a happy life. To help you take actionable steps and move on, you can join this amazing self-improvement challenge here.
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This will inspire you to leave the past behind you and reach for the greatness you deserve.
1. “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward..”– Steve Maraboli
2. “We can not become what we need to by remaining what we are.” -Oprah Winfrey
3. “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass – It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene
4. “We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell
5. “There’s an important difference between giving up and letting go.” – Jessica Hatchigan
6. “You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Christopher Columbus
7. “You’ve gotta know when it’s time to turn the page.” – Tori Amos
8. “Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward” – Erika Taylor
9. “Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.”–Daphne Rose Kingma
10. “Letting go does not mean you stop caring. It means you stop trying to force others to.”–Mandy Hale
11. “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell
12. “I think it’s important to have closure in any relationship that ends – from a romantic relationship to a friendship. You should always have a sense of clarity at the end and know why it began and why it ended. You need that in your life to move cleanly into your next phase.” -Jennifer Aniston
13. “Some think that holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it’s letting go.”– Herman Hesse
14. “Every day is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on.” -Carrie Underwood
15. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” -Robert Frost
16. “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.” – Deborah Reber
17. “Getting over someone is a grieving process. You mourn the loss of the relationship, and that’s only expedited by ‘Out of sight, out of mind.’ But when you walk outside and see them on a billboard or on TV or on the cover of a magazine, it reopens the wound. It’s a high-class problem, but it’s real.” -Hank Azaria
18. “Life is like riding a bicycle, in order to keep your balance you must keep moving.” -Albert Einstein
19. “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny. – Steve Maraboli
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20. “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
21. It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure. -Ernie Harwell
22. “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. – J.P. Morgan
23. “Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over again, and you will grow stronger until you have accomplished a purpose – not the one you began with perhaps, but one you’ll be glad to remember.” – Anne Sullivan
24. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need.” – Tao Te Ching
25. “Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.” -Lewis B. Smedes
I hope you have found the inspiration you came looking for. Before you go, this self-improvement challenge helped me focus on myself and move on better. Download the FREE workbook here if you are interested in moving on and living a better life.
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