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LET GO....~~~~~~


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


 


(from a friend on the AA site)



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Thank you Joni,


I needed to hread that today.


Jennifer



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Thank You Joni


So many times at a ftf the question is asked "How do I let go"  This says it in a nutshell, I am passing this along to others in my ftf meetings. 



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Joni,

That is so true...and beautiful .....

Thank you,
Andrea

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joni,


 thanks for those words it is a good reminder and it gave me a better look at how to let go and let my kids move on get on with their own lives .


 I love to see on either side



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Dear Joni,


Thank you!! I have been asking myself how -- how do I let go of my father...and there are so many pieces of wisdom in that writing!  So many aspects of my relationship with him that I can change because of that post!  I hope I can save this and print it at work.....


 


thank you so very much -- I can study these words idea at a time and almost use them like the slogans... very empowering!!


hugs,


Lee Ann (aka elsie in chat)



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