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 that I can't CONTROL another.
To
"let go" is not to ENABLE
But
to allow learning from natural consequences.
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 being in the middle, arranging all outcomes
But
to allow others to affect their own destinies.
To
"let go" is not to be over-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 regret the past
But to grow and live for the future.
TO
LET GO ISÂ
TO
FEAR LESS ... AND TO LOVE MORE.
~
By Dr. Margaret J. Rinck
www.FamilySuccessConsortium.com