A friend of Bill W's read this passage and I requested a copy. I do not know the author. Download links at bottom of page.
Let go…
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
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 nagg,
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 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 for the future
To “let go” is to fear
less, and love more
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