10 Moving Quotes on The Power of Goodbye on this Memorial Day

10 Moving Quotes on The Power of Goodbye on this Memorial Day

…when was the last time you said goodbye?

…this Memorial Day we are saying goodbye to those barriers to our financial freedom…

…what do you need to say farewell to?

…is your job and the friends that you’ve made at work?

…is it a story that you made up about your job and how you are supposed to live your life?

…is it the limitations that you hold?

…is it mediocrity?

…today is the day to let them go and say good bye!

…here are some quotes to honor this great day…

…special thank you to http://www.quotegarden.com/goodbye.html for the quotes shared today…

  1. Painful though parting be, I bow to you as I see you off to distant clouds.

    ~Emperor Saga

    …if it were easy to say goodbye then we would have done it already…

    …it’s painful because whatever has been holding us back has been serving us…

    …even thought a job my limit us, it does give us stability and steady income…

    …what do you need to say goodbye to?

    …if it is a painful goodbye, then it is a powerful day of growth for you…

  2. Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.

    ~Jean Paul Richter

    …when we first start a new adventure we are all alive…

    …when it is time to let go, we feel our feelings magnified, as we are about to make a great decision in our lives…

    …this is a memorable moment…

  3. Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?

    ~Author Unknown

    …I feel that since I live life to the fullest, then it will be sometimes very hard to say goodbye…

    …as I put love and tenderness and energy into all that I choose to do…

    …so parting is going to be very difficult…

  4. The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.

    ~Ivy Baker Priest

    …this is what Memorial Day is about for me…

    …the end that is leading to a new beginning…

    …it’s time to move on…

  5. Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

    ~William Cowper

    …this is in honor of that supreme feeling of grief that we have when we say goodbye…

    …for when we leave our current life behind, there will still be the job, the other’s who are still in the grind, and in the toil…

    …and we know who many of them are…

    …and yet, we must leave them to grow and move on…

  6. Excuse me, then! you know my heart;
    But dearest friends, alas! must part.

    ~John Gay

    …it’s not that I don’t care about my job or co workers…

    …it’s not that I don’t care about my family and friends who are bound to living paycheck to paycheck…

    …it’s just that I have to say goodbye…

  7. To die and part is a less evil; but to part and live, there, there is the torment.

    ~George Lansdowne

    …if we parted through death, then we had done all that we could to stay…

    …however, if we part on choosing to part, it shows that we have chosen to leave…

    …this is a powerful statement and life changing event…

    …it is not to be taken lightly, and it is alright to feel the feelings that come along with saying goodbye when one decides to part…

  8. May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

    ~Irish Blessing

    …I myself want to bless all that I leave, in hopes that it is a blessing for all of us…

    …if I leave into a life of freedom, then don’t I inspire those to follow me and become free themselves?

  9. No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth.

    ~Robert Southey

    …just because I do not need a job anymore, does not mean that others don’t…

    …jobs are blessings and for those who choose to have them, I am thankful…

    …if I leave my place knowing that those I leave are suited to their work, then it is a worthy decision…

  10. Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

    ~George Eliot

    …all that motivates us is love…

    …even limitations and boundaries, all originate in love…

    …I understand this and lovingly say goodbye…

…share this post with those who need the inspiration to say goodbye to something in their lives…

…maybe it’s an unhealthy lifestyle…

…maybe it’s an unhappy relationship…

…maybe it is a life where they work for money…

…let them have the inspiration to say goodbye!

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4 Replies to “10 Moving Quotes on The Power of Goodbye on this Memorial Day”

  1. Departing is always hard especially under the circumstance of a war. Thank you for sharing these meaningful quotes. My son is an ex-marine, so this day is always special for my family.

    1. Hi Liz, I’m glad you enjoyed the quotes and I appreciate your son for his service!

  2. cool quotes especially the one where it talks about how it takes a minute to say hello and longer to say goodbye