Colonial Settlement

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 that I can't CONTROL another.

To "let go" is not to ENABLE-
But to allow learning from natural consequences.

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 being in the middle, arranging all outcomes-
But to allow others to affect their own destinies.

To "let go" is not to be over-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 TO LOVE MORE.

~ By Dr. Margaret J. Rinck
www.FamilySuccessConsortium.com