Letting Go, Holding On: 9 Quotes To Consider

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As Mary Oliver asked in a poem, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” This is the time of year, as summer heats up, that gives many of us time and space to contemplate the idea of arrivals and departures, whether it means traveling or learning by staying in place. Quotes from Carlos Castaneda, Henry Miller and others might provide ideas and inspiration for how to spend this precious life before it ends … starting with one more from Oliver.

1. “A lifetime’s not enough for the beauty of this world.”

– Mary Oliver

 

2.”You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”

– Jon Kabat-Zinn

 

3. “Sometimes I can feel my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.”

– Jonathan Safran Foer

 



4. “All paths lead nowhere, so it is important to choose a path that has heart.”

– Carlos Castaneda

 

5. “If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.”

– Henry Miller

 

6. “One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever.”

– Robert Holden

 

7. “My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.”

– Beatrice Wood

 

8.  “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”

-Vicki Corona

 

9. “All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”

– Havelock Ellis