SECTION I – LETTING GO

To 'let go' does not mean to stop caring - It means I cannot do it for someone else.

To 'let go' is not to cut myself off - It is the realization that I cannot control another.

To 'let go' is to admit powerlessness - which means that the outcome is not in my hands.

To 'let go' is not to try and change or blame another - It is to make the most of myself.

To 'let go' is not to take care of, but to care about.

To 'let go' is not to fix and make right, but to be present and supportive.

To 'let go' is not to judge, but to allow another to be an imperfect human being.

To 'let go' is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to create their own futures.

To 'let go' is not to be overly protective, but to permit and encourage another to face reality.

To 'let go' is not to deny, but to accept.

To 'let go' is not to nag or argue, but to search 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 manipulate anyone, but to try to become the person I am meant to be.

To 'let go' is to fear less, and love more.

[From "Together we care" - Kairos, USA]