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The Art of Letting Go

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 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 regret the past, but to grow and live for the future.

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 try to change or blame another. It's to make the most of myself.

To let go is to fear less and to love more.

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