Letting Go

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To let go doesn’t 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 to admit powerlessness, which means

The outcome is not in my hands.

To let go is not to try to change or blame another,

I can only change 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 to 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 own outcomes.

To let go is not to be protective, it is 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 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 the moment.

To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone 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.

These are instructions in how to let go. Perhaps it is letting go of the rebellious child, or a burden of sorrow, losing a loved one or learning to live with a heartache which we just cannot let go of. Read this over and over. Study it. Pray over it. You will find that letting go of your load will release a peace within you which will allow your spirit to soar… to be free… to completely give it to God… and let a work be done within you where the need is anyway.

[I was given this by a friend, who got it from a counselor. I have found it useful advice to ponder when I'm trying to control outcomes that do not belong to me. I have this posted on my wall, where I refer to it when I want to manipulate or maneuver someone. It helps me leave things be. -ed]