Letting Go
LETTING GO does not mean to stop caring - it means not to take responsibility for someone else.
LETTING GO is not to cut myself off from others - it's realizing I can't control others.
LETTING GO is not to enable others - it's to allow learning from natural consequences.
LETTING GO is to admit my own powerlessness - which means that the outcome is not in my hands.
LETTING GO is not to try to change or blame others - but to make the most of myself.
LETTING GO is not to care for - but to care about.
LETTING GO is not to fix - but to be supportive.
LETTING GO is not to be in the middle of arranging - but to be on the sidelines, cheering.
LETTING GO is not to be protective - it's to permit another to face reality.
LETTING GO is not to deny - but to accept.
LETTING GO is not to nag, scold, or argue - it is to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
LETTING GO is not to adjust everything to my desires - but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.
LETTING GO is not to criticize and regulate others - but to be what I can become.
LETTING GO is not to regret the past - but to grow and live for the future.
LETTING GO is to fear less and love more.


