Letting Go
by Gregory Shock
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 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 own
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 regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future
TO "let go" is to fear less
and love more!