Thursday, September 23, 2010

Letting Go Takes Love

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 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 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 criticize or 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.

To let go and to let God, is to find peace.

-Author Unknown

15 comments:

Sandy a la Mode said...

i hope you are well sweetie! let me know if there is anything i can do to help! *hugs*

Unknown said...

I loved this. Wishing you nothing but smiles and laughter. :)

Julia said...

Take one day at a time.

My favorite prayer is the serenity prayer.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

xoxo

Venessa said...

I LOVE this! Thank you for posting it!

Rebekah said...

I love this. Praying for during this time!

Kristin said...

What a wonderful poem. Seems so unattainable at times, but with God's strength we can live in that place. Sending you a hug today!

Blair McLeod said...

beautiful friend!!

Unknown said...

well-put! It's nice to think about each line individually.

shawni marie said...

sending love love and more love
this was a beautiful post...
totally comforting and so proud of you for being so strong!

happy friday friend!

xoxo

Anonymous said...

Love this!!! And yes, we may have to make a date to go to the Farmer's market... maybe next saturday! You NEED to check it out hun!!! So yummy and you snack on free samples all morning long!! -Katie

Natalie said...

Hi-I am a new follower! I have seen you/your blog on lots of other blogs I follow so I thought I would check it out & say hi : ) Your blog is adorable!
These are beautiful words-of course especially that last part!! I pray you find the strength to let go of whatever it is.

Kim said...

peace, indeed. praying for you, girl.

rachel said...

yes. it's so simple, but it's so hard.

Opaque said...

Yes, it takes love to let go as well as it shows selflessness.

elizabeth said...

just came across your blog & this post. it's beautiful & so true, thank you for posting it!