On Letting Go
Author Unknown



To "let go" does not mean to stop caring, it means
I can't do it for someone else.


To "let go" is not to cut myself off, it's the
realization I can't control another.


To "let go" is not to enable, but to allow learning
from natural consequences.


To "let go" is to admit powerlessness, which means
the outcome is not in may hands.


To "let go" is not to try to change or blame another,
it's to make the most of myself.


To "let go" is not to care for, but to care about.


To "let go" is not to fix, but to be supportive.


To "let go" is not to judge, but to allow another
to be a human being.


To "let go" is not to be in the middle arranging all
the outcomes, but to allow others to effect
their destinies.


To "let go" is not to be protective, it's to permit
another to face reality.


To "let go" is not to deny, but to accept.


To "let go" is not to nag, scold, or argue, but
instead to search out my own shortcomings and
correct them.


To "let go" is not to adjust everything to my
desires, but to take each day as it comes,
and cherish myself in it.


To "let go" is not to criticize and regulate anybody,
but to try to become what I dream
I can be.


To "let go" is not to regret the past, but to grow
and live for the future.


To "let go" is to fear less, and love more.









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