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 to not enable          but to allow learning from the natural consequences

to let go is to admit to 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 to not be in the middle of arranging all of the outcomes          but to allow others to affect their destines

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 to cherish myself in it

to let go is not to criticize and 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

Campbell’s Institute for Health and Fitness

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