Friday, June 5, 2009

Letting Go (Part 2)

LETTING GO TAKES LOVE

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 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 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 affect 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 or 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
Remember: The time to love is short.

--Author Unknown

3 comments:

  1. There is so much truth in that!

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  2. That's really beautiful--and there is a great deal of truth there. While I can't know exactly what you're going through, I just wanted to say that I sympathize. There was a period of time after we lost our boys last year when I thought our marriage wouldn't make it. My husband made some absolutely terrible choices that hurt me deeply at a time when I was already hurting more than I ever thought I could. Somehow we made it through--with counseling, and time, it seems that our commitment to one another remains strong. But I've been in a place where I was very much questioning whether I could continue to invest in a person capable of letting me down so utterly and completely. I hope that a clear path presents itself to you soon. You're in my thoughts! xxoo

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  3. Wow. I have been focusing a lot on my own "issues"--I'll probably blog about it soon--and this is exactly the kind of thing I've been readng about/working on. I'm so sorry things are so hard. Letting go, especially when you think you can help, you think you can fix it--girl, if anybody knows, I know. All I can tell you is that I am thinking about you and praying you have peace and clarity.

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