In the end what matters most is: How well did you live? How well did you love? How well did you learn To ‘let go?
Letting go of the past anger Letting go of being a victim Letting go of chaos Letting go of confusion Letting go of-denial Letting go of fear Letting go of guilt Letting go of the need to control Letting go of old ideas Letting go of perfection Letting go of to change Letting go of self-criticism Letting go of negativity Letting go of shame Letting go of urgency Letting go of worry and anxiety
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 realisation 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 outcomes is not in my hands. To ‘let go' is no to try to change or blame another, it's to make the most of myself. 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 the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own 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 criticise 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.
Dear Lord, Open our hearts To ‘let go. To ‘let go so that we might find you. To ‘let go so that might live like you. To ‘let go so that we might be the love in the world. Amen.