A few weeks ago a friend of mine on twitter (@Seaway77) a dedicated reader of the blog, shared this poem with me.  I thought it was so great, I wanted to share this with you. It talks about something I often have a hard time dealing with, letting go.

The author is unknown. I think there is a lesson to be learned from reading this poem. Let me know what you think

To Let Go Takes Love

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 is 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 try to change or blame another; it is 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 own destinies.
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 instead to search out my own shortcomings and to 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 to live for the future.
To “let go” is to fear less and to love more.

What do you think about the poem? My favorite line is “To let go is to fear less and to love more”. Thank you for sharing Linda (@Seaway77)