"How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you?" ~ Steve Maraboli

The entire quote by Steve Maraboli is this: "How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you? From relationships long gone, to old grudges, to regrets, to all the "could've" and "should've," to the dead friendships you still hang on to... Free yourself from the burden of a past you cannot change."

We all have things that still burden us from our past, and that past might be yesterday, last week, or ten or more years ago. Some things never go away. Some things are harder to shake than others. Some we are open to share, and others we hold in the darkest alcoves of our minds. All of these things, though, have helped mold us into the beautiful human creation we are today.
I admit, there are things that have taken me longer than I'd have liked to get over. These things will never stop pestering us if we don't have the courage to say that we accept what has happened, and that often, the other party is happy and at peace. No, it's not easy. But the more we learn to move past the things that burden our shoulders, the more comfortable we will become with letting go. Emotions will always be involved. And while we cannot always control them, we can learn to appreciate them, take them as they are, and realize that they cannot control every aspect of our lives. If we let them take over us, they will. This is not to say we should push those weighty emotions away; rather, we need to learn how to release them. Reaching that milestone will bring an enormous wave of calm and peace to our minds and our hearts.