Ann

Letting Go
Author Unknown

To let go doesn't 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 to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.

To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change 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 outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is 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 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 the moment.

To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
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.

Ann

I found this in my recovery treasures today and just thought I would bring it here. It's something I need to read over and over to remind myself that it is "okay" to let go.

Enjoy,

Hugs

Kindeyes

Letting go was the topic of our meeting last night. There's a lot to letting go. It's not really about letting go of our addicted loved ones......but sometimes......it's that too.

Letting go of outcomes.
Letting go of resentment.
Letting go of anger.
Letting go of people.
Letting go of places.
Letting go of things.
Letting go of expectations.
Letting go of control over others.
and
Taking control of ourselves.

gentle hugs
ke

Ann

This is my favourite part. You've got to have a dream before it can come true.

Hugs

washbe2

Good stuff, Ann. Thank you.