Fall reminds us of how beautiful change can be.
Fall is by far, one of my favorite times of year.
There’s just something about the cool breeze that bristles through the trees, and the subtle orange ombre the leaves take on that gives the whole outdoors a sort of subdued feeling.
As if nature too is saying along with the rest of us, ‘it’s been a long year, time to rest and reflect.’
Every season plays an important role in our lives, and each one symbolizes its own different, yet powerful theme.
In many ways, fall represents the theme of change. It serves as the seasonal reminder of how important it is to let go of the things that no longer serve a positive purpose in your life.
So, in the spirit of change, here are 20 autumn quotes about letting go of the past and fall sayings to help remind you of how beautiful change can be.
1. “Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.” -Daphne Rose Kingma
2. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” -Lao Tzu
3. “I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin and crisp sunburnt leaves.” -Unknown
4. “To be able to move on, one has to learn to forgive not only the person (or people) who have done one wrong but also oneself.” -Eugenia Tripputi
5. “Letting go may sound so simple, but rarely is it a one-time thing. Just keep letting go, until one day it’s gone for good.” -Eleanor Brown
6. “Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything burst with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” -Lauren DeStefano
7. “To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.” -Jack Kornfiel
8. “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” -Theodore Roosevelt
9. “Notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.” -Friedrich Nietzsche
10. “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” -Ann Lander
11. “There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave behind. But keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world, it’s the beginning of a new life.” -Unknown
12. “I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” -Henry David Thoreau
13. “Your past does not equal your future.” -Tony Robbins
14. “When we go back into the past and rake up all the troubles we’ve had, we end up reeling and staggering through life. Stability and peace of mind come by living in the moment.” -Pam W. Vredevelt
15. “When I let go of what, I become what I might be.” -William Cullen Bryant
16. “You’ve got to make a conscious choice every day to shed the old – whatever “the old” means for you.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach
17. “Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” -Eckhart Tolle
18. “Autumn…the year’s last loveliest smile.” -William Cullen Bryant
19. “Life only demands from you the strength you possess.” -Dag Hammarskjold
20. “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald
