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 one to learn 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,
it's to make the most of myself.

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

To "let go" is not to fix,
but to support.

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 affect their own destinies.

To "let go" is not to be protective,
but 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 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 work to become what I dream I can be.

To "let go" is not to regret the past or fear the future,
but to grow and to live fully today.

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

From Tracy Griswold, Angelspeake

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