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.