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  A Christian Faith Magazine January 2005, Volume 10, Issue 6  
Thought for the Month
Let Go
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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 rescue,
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,
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 try to be supportive.

To "Let Go"

is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes
but to allow others to affect their destinies.

To "Let Go"

is not to be protective,
it's to permit anther 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 out my own shortcomings and correct them.

To "Let Go"

is not to adjust everything to my desire,
but to take each day as it comes and to 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 in the future.

To "Let Go"

is to fear less and love more....

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