--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying…" description: "\"“Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying becomes the thief of joy. Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying becomes the thief of peace. Sometimes leaving hurt..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55c/b-elae-102962_healing-from-abuse_sometimes-leaving-hurts-but-staying-beco_2086779.jpg" --- # Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying becomes the thief of… ![“Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying becomes the thief of joy. Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying becomes the thief of peace. Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying becomes the thief of growth. Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying becomes the thief of wellness. Sometimes leaving hurts, but staying…” quote by B. 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Leaving causes pain, yet staying steals joy, peace, growth, wellness, and self‑love; choose what restores you **In simple terms:** Staying deprives you of many good things; leaving can heal Key Takeaway Prioritize personal growth over comfort Themes healing self‑care change joy peace growth wellness Mood advice motivational Type Healing-from-abuse:1 Healing-quotes:1 Healing-the-emotional-self:1 Health:0 Joyful-living-quotes:0 Leaving:1 Life quotes:0 Life-quotes-and-sayings:0 Peace:1 Peace-quotes:1 Quotes:1 Quotes-on-life:1 Thief Of Joy:1 Leaving Hurts:1 Hurts Staying:1 Wellness Leaving:1 Growth Leaving:1 When to use this quote - Leaving can also create loss and uncertainty Key Concepts personal transformation emotional health life decisions Questions to Reflect On - reflective - hopeful A Different Perspective What does staying cost you emotionally?;How can you balance fear and growth? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Healing-from-abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/healing-from-abuse/) [Health](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/health/) [Life quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-quotes/) [Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/peace/) ## Related quotes > [I guess leaving you hurts more then you hurting me, so I'll just take the pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bay/i-guess-leaving-you-hurts-more-then-you-hurting-me-so-i-ll-just-take/) Bay > [To know your leaving hurts me knowing you dont care anymore hurts more the fact you never will care again kills me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talyiah/to-know-your-leaving-hurts-me-knowing-you-dont-care-anymore-hurts/) [Talyiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talyiah/) > [Age doesnt matter; leaving always hurts; but when your leaving someone you trully love. thats when it hurts the most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luuluu/age-doesnt-matter-leaving-always-hurts-but-when-your-leaving-someone/) [Luuluu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luuluu/) > [Comparison is the thief of joy,love being yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/comparison-is-the-thief-of-joy-love-being-yourself/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Comparison is the thief of joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/comparison-is-the-thief-of-joy/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Comparison with something that is better is the thief of joy. 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