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 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 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 protect, 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 about 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.
Let Go, Let God
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Hey Sweetheart, ... I just got back home late yesterday ... so I'm kicking back for a few days, ha ... should be pretty regular here for a while, Lord willing ...
thanks for your message ... Love Ya Tash, Pappy
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Oh, 'Letting Go'. It is something I do on, oftimes, an hourly basis. I'm better at it than I used to be, but not there yet. Five children, and I oh so want to still make their decisions. Oh, hell, lets be honest, I also want to make my parents', in their 80s, decisions too! Hahaha, I have to turn things over so often I'm developing strange muscles in my back. When I catch myself, reaching those verbal hands out to mess in their lives, I pull 'em back, and ask the God of my understanding to hold them all close.
I have found that when I fail to let go, and cling to people, places and things, there is usually a vacancy going on in my life that I need to fill with something healthy. Like, prayer. Or forgiveness. The list goes on. Learning to let go has been the biggest educational opportunity in my sobriety.
One step ahead of you there Dave ... Had my bowl of vanilla with chocolate syrup on top about an hour before you posted this ... naa naa naa na na naaaaa!!!
You don't play fair, Roger. I'm taking my ice cream picture back thank you very much. Look at it, though. It looks soooo inviting doesn't it? Are you sure about seconds? Okay, maybe tonight then.
-- Edited by Mr_David on Saturday 20th of October 2012 02:41:23 PM
One step ahead of you there Dave ... Had my bowl of vanilla with chocolate syrup on top about an hour before you posted this ... naa naa naa na na naaaaa!!!
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Okay, ... I almost caved in ... but I asked the Lord for the strength to hold off for just a few more hours, else I'll have to eat it twice today ... Me not playing fair? ... you're the one that's tempting me to my limit here, you know I can't ... ... ... ... wait a minute ... .. ... I think I've got a few chocolate 'fudgesicles' left ... ... ... ... BYE!!!
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Okay, ... I almost caved in ... but I asked the Lord for the strength to hold off for just a few more hours, else I'll have to eat it twice today ... Me not playing fair? ... you're the one that's tempting me to my limit here, you know I can't ... ... ... ... wait a minute ... .. ... I think I've got a few chocolate 'fudgesicles' left ... ... ... ... BYE!!!
