by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to be protective,It is to permit another to face reality.” We want to protect our children, don’t we? It’s what we do because it is what we have always done. From the time they were little we have been there to shield them from danger and to protect...
by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, But to allow others to affect their own outcomes” How often do we put ourselves right in the middle of our grown kid’s situations without being invited? When we don’t see things going the way we think...
by HM Team | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to judge,But to allow another to be a human being.” No matter what behavior on the part of our child is causing our pain, we feel guilt and shame. We look for all the ways in which we have failed as a parent. We go back over the past and spend...
by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to fix,But to be supportive” We run ourselves into the ground by trying to fix our kids. We orchestrate, manipulate, nag, meddle, and stalk, but nothing we do helps. In fact, if anything we push them farther away from us. Think about it and answer...
by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to try to change or blame another,I can only change myself” How long have we been fighting to change our children? And it is a fight, isn’t it? We run ourselves ragged as we try to fix and change our kids. We become emotionally, mentally, and...
by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is to admit powerlessness,Which means the outcome is not in my hands.” Admitting that we are powerless is the beginning of moving away from our pain. We have tried for a long time to fix and control our child but eventually we recognize and admit that no...
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