No matter your background, no matter your means, life finds a way to take us by surprise. We take the highs as they come, but it\u2019s the lows that always snag us. Whether it\u2019s getting laid off or getting through a rough break up, moving forward past the pain and onto the next thing is essential to getting better. At times, whatever is ailing you can seem bleak or endless, but everyone has been there and it will pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, everybody knows moving forward is the key, but when we\u2019re suffering basic self care can be difficult let alone meaningful action. We\u2019ve compiled a list of over 50 quotes to inspire and motivate you to move on in life no matter what\u2019s ailing you. It\u2019s not always easy. Consider these quotes a little bit of friendly help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.
\n\u2013Robert Frost<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.
\n\u2013Steve Maraboli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
\n\u2013Lyndon B. Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mistakes are acceptable if they’re the result of moving forward.
\n\u2013Andrew Yang<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.
\n\u2013Bob Marley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.
\n\u2013Paulo Coelho, The Zahir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kiss away the past as you head towards the future.
\n\u2013Imania Margria<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking back isn’t going to help you. Moving forward is the thing you have to do.
\n\u2013McKayla Maroney<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life is about how much you can take and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward.
\n\u2013Anderson Silva<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
\n\u2013Denis Waitley<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again.
\n\u2013Richard Branson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As much horror as we have always created, we are a species that keeps moving forward, seeing new sights in new ways, and enjoying the journey.
\n\u2013Martha Beck<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t cry because it\u2019s over, smile because it happened.
\n\u2013Dr. Seuss<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most beautiful people I\u2019ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.
\n\u2013Elisabeth K\u00fcbler-Ross<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.
\n\u2013C. JoyBell C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019ve fallen down, today is the day you can get back up and try again.
\n\u2013Amelie Chance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The past always looks better than it was because it isn\u2019t here.
\n\u2013Finley Peter Dunne<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.
\n\u2013Les Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.
\n\u2013Bruce Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.
\n\u2013Mary Pickford<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.
\n\u2013James Russell Lowell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.
\n\u2013Hermann Hesse<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
\n\u2013Ernest Hemingway<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the most courageous decisions you\u2019ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.
\n\u2013Brigitte Nicole<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them\u2026but still move on without them.
\n\u2013Mandy Hale<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.
\n\u2013Rumi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life moves on and so should we.
\n\u2013Spencer Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Change has to come for life to struggle forward.
\n\u2013Helen Hollick<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one. We cannot love when we feel fear…. When we release the fearful past and forgive everyone, we will experience total love and oneness with all.
\n\u2013Gerald G. Jampolsky<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the world is at your back, and your heart is at your feet the best way to go on is to just \u2018be.\u2019
\n\u2013Jennifer Varnadore<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I fear that my mind would starve and that I might find myself in danger if I had no visual information, that it\u2019s chiefly the light, the shapes, the spaces, the colors that I see that compel me to keep moving forward in life and that keep me safe.
\n\u2013Rosemary Mahoney<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We must be willing to let go of the life we\u2019ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
\n\u2013Joseph Campbell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I never wanted to go back and relive the glory days; I just want to keep moving forward. That\u2019s what I took from punk. Keep going. Don\u2019t look back.
\n\u2013Paul Simonon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your hope lies in accepting your life as it now lies before you, forever changed. If you can do that, the peace you seek will follow.
\n\u2013Jennifer Niven<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.
\n\u2013Charles Darwin<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
\n\u2013Seneca<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you\u2019re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.
\n\u2013Shannon L. Alder<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forget the past\u2014the future will give you plenty to worry about.
\n\u2013George Allen, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You have to learn to get up from the table when love is no longer being served.
\n\u2013Nina Simone<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Closure happens right after you accept that letting go and moving on is more important than projecting a fantasy of how the relationship could have been.
\n\u2013Sylvester McNutt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You loved him enough to let him leave\u2026Now you need to love yourself enough to let him go.
\n\u2013Ranata Suzuki<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
\n\u2013Albert Einstein<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019ve gotta know when it\u2019s time to turn the page.
\n\u2013Tori Amos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I find that the best way to do things is to constantly move forward and to never doubt anything and keep moving forward. If you make a mistake, say you made a mistake.
\n\u2013John Frusciante<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dwelling on the past only blinds you to the future.
\n\u2013Andrew Boyd<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t have forever.
\n\u2013Leo Buscaglia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there’s always something beautiful that you can find.
\n\u2013Mattie Stepanek<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can enjoy anywhere, and I can leave it. Life is about moving on.
\n\u2013Waris Dirie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart.
\n\u2013Beverley Mitchell<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.
\n\u2013Carlos Santana<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it’s always a tough thing and hard to get over.
\n\u2013Adam Brody<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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