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Happy Holidays and an article entitled, “Letting Go”

Good Morning Everyone!!

First, I want to wish all my clients and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I am very thankful for all of you and look forward to serving you in 2014!

Second, I want to share this writing with you on “letting go.” It’s definitely something to think about.  Enjoy!

 
 
Letting 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 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’s to make the most of myself
  • To “let go,” is not to car for, but to care about.
  • To “let go,” is not to judge but to allow another to be a human being.
  • To “let go,” is not 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 to cherish myself in it.
  • To “let go” is not to criticize and regulate anybody; it’s 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.

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