Moving On Quotes for the Brokenhearted

After a breakup, a divorce, death of a loved one, or any of a number of life's ordeals, there can be many difficult emotions to struggle with.  Even long after the event is passed, we may find ourselves holding on to a sad thought or negative feeling that we just can't get rid of.  Well, in case you don't know yet, the results are in and they show that, to a large degree, we are what we think.  While it's natural to feel down about certain things that have happened in our lives, and good to take time to mourn and grieve, to do so can become damaging if it is a prominent part of our lives for too long.  We have the need to find a way to accept, to let go and get on with our lives.  While the way we go about this can take many different forms and is different for each person, it can be helpful to start with our thoughts.  For that, certain "moving on" quotes may serve as a key to the healing process. 

Here's some quotes about heartbreak and moving on that I found meaningful.  This one's most likely for a person who's been dumped, and certainly offers food for thought:
“Watching you walk out of my life does not make me bitter or cynical about love. But rather makes me realize that if I wanted so much to be with the wrong person how beautiful it will be when the right one comes along.”  Author unknown.
At the end of a relationship, it's often hard to imagine that there could ever be someone else to take the place of the person we just broke up with.  But in reality, another person usually comes along and ends up better for us because of what we learned in the previous relationship.  Go figure.  This quote is meant to remind us that sometimes things just aren't meant to be, but that there's always a good chance something or someone else will come along.  We need to know this when we feel like we've been rejected by a romantic partner.
One of the really excellent quotes about forgiveness and moving on comes from Eugenia Tripputi, who said "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". 
How often have we kicked ourselves for being "stupid enough" to trust someone, or to have made a mistake to push a lover away? In these cases, we hold on to things we'd rather not as a form of self punishment, perhaps so that we will not repeat our actions in the future.  We may even build walls around ourselves and become defensive as a way to protect ourselves from getting hurt again.  What a way to keep love out of our lives, to take several steps backwards in being the person we could be!  We have to be kind to ourselves too, and that means not beating ourselves up for being angry or hurt.  We can be so cruel to ourselves, dwelling on what might have been, what we could have said or done different.  Even things that wouldn't seem to be such a big deal if someone else had done them can weigh heavy on our souls.   
Oprah Winfrey has something good to say that could be applicable to any kind of relationship, not just love relationships:
"You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on."
This quote really made me think about endings.  As a culture, we seem to not like it when things end.  Obviously we want the painful things to end as quickly as possible, but in terms of relationships, we seem to prefer that they stuck around forever.  Perhaps relationships often end on a sour note because of this- we've had good experiences with someone, and don't want it to end, and we perhaps unconsciously find some sort of problem so someone can take the blame for things having to end.  I think that Oprah's got it right- if we constantly blame someone else for something, it shows that we think the responsibility for making things right lies with them.  But if we are able to step back and admit our role, it sets into motion the internal processes necessary to really learn and benefit from the experience, allowing us to move on.
Finally, some wise and clever soul once said:
"If someone you love hurts you cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it."  Hopefully, even if you find yourself utterly dejected, you can see kindness and humor in this great addition to our collection of moving on quotes.
While the best thing for us to do is to let go of the things we can't change, moving on quotes and sayings aren't meant to make the process instantaneous.  Rather, they are quotes on moving forward, and they help us to do so by feeding our thoughts with wise and positive messages.  Because as long as we're human, we'll always be faced with having to move on from one thing or another.