To let go is to open a door...

Happy Friday, friends!
I was debating all kinds of way to bring up something that's been bothering me about a few situations without being negative.  After chatting with one of my closest friends yesterday about a person in her/our lives and realizing that people only change when they want to change and that we just have to accept them and let them go....this seemed perfect for today.  I'm sure we all have that person/thing/situation that we should let go but we're afraid of for one reason or another.  Perhaps this will help.  Again, borrowing from 
http://positive-thoughts.typepad.com/positive-thoughts/.

To let go isn't to forget, not to think about, or ignore.  It doesn't leave feelings of anger, jealousy, or regret.

Letting go isn't about winning or losing.  It's not about pride and it's not about how you appear, and it's not obsessing or dwelling on the past.

Letting go isn't blocking memories or thinking sad thoughts, and it doesn't leave emptiness, hurt, or sadness.  It's not about giving in or giving up.

Letting go isn't about loss and it's not about defeat.  To let go is to cherish the memories, but to overcome and move on.  It is having an open mind and confidence in the future.

Letting go is learning and experiencing and growing.  To let go is to be thankful for the experiences that made you laugh, made you cry, and made you grow.  It's about all that you have, all that you had, and all that you will soon gain.

Letting go is having the courage to accept change, and the strength to keep moving.  Letting go is growing up.  It is realizing that the heart can sometimes be the most potent remedy.
 
To let go is to open a door, and to clear a path and set yourself free.     
 
Leonard Jacobson