Here’s one of my favorite poems about letting go. Unfortunately, I couldn’t track down the author of it. Enjoy…
To Let Go does not mean to stop caring,
it means I can’t do it for someone else.
it means I can’t do it for someone else.
To Let Go is not to cut myself off,
it is the realization I can’t control another.
it is the realization I can’t control another.
To Let Go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To Let Go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To Let Go is not to try to change or blame another,
it is to make the most of myself.
it is to make the most of myself.
To Let Go is not to care for,
but to care about.
but to care about.
To Let Go is not to fix,
but to be supportive.
but to be supportive.
To Let Go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
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.
but to allow others to affect their destinies.
To Let Go is not to be protective,
it is to permit another to face reality.
it is to permit another to face reality.
To Let Go is not to deny,
but to accept.
but to accept.
To Let Go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
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.
but to take each day as it comes, and 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.
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.
but to grow and live for the future.
To Let Go is to fear less,
and love more.
and love more.