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"TO LET GO" {-author unknown}

letting go is hard but sometimes, holding on is harder. 

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.

To let go; is not giving in or giving up. Letting go isn't about loss and it's not defeat; but to cherish the memories, to overcome and move on. It is having an open mind and confidence in the future. Letting go is accepting.
It is learning and experiencing and growing. 
To let go, is to be thankful for the experiences that made you laugh, made you cry and made you grow.
It's about all that you have, all that you had and all that you will gain. Letting go is having the courage to accept change and the strength to keep moving.
Letting go is growing up, it is realizing that the heart can sometimes be the most potent remedy.
To let go, is to open a door and to clear a path and set yourself free. 

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