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 fix,
     but to be supportive.

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.

To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
     but to try to become what 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!