Letting Go Poem

1. Getting You Down
   Poet: Julie Hebert, © 2011
   
   When life is getting you down,
   And you feel as if you might drown.
   Hold on tight, and start to fight,
   And eventually, you won't want to frown.
   
   It is not always easy,
   It can sometimes make us feel queasy.
   We can change that, but it'll take a strong hat,
   It's up to you to make your life dreamy.
   
   So take your life in your hands,
   And make a new set of plans.
   It can be great, if you stop with the hate,
   And make changes every way you can.
   
   Past hurts move beyond them
   This piece of advice is a hidden gem:
   Once you let go forward you move
   And you will find life will start to improve.







2. Let Go
   Poet:  Julie Hebert, © 2011
   
   Sometimes in life,
   Things don't go your way.
   They make you frustrated,
   And unhappy through your day.
   
   There are many things,
   That could help you see through,
   To what could be helpful,
   And give a new point of view.
   
   But sometimes those tricks,
   Are just a misguide.
   And all you really need,
   is to let go and not take sides.
   
   Lay down and close your eyes,
   And think only good.
   Maybe what's needed is a compromise
   Let go and find yourself in a better mood.







3. Best Advice
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer, © 2018
   
   There  are times that the best advice
   Is to pick up the pieces and just be nice
   Fighting and screaming does no good
   It just reflects a negative attitude.
   
   What goes around comes around
   It is a true saying I have found.
   The best advice is to let it go
   And not let your hurt and anger show.
   
   Most times it is hard to do
   But hanging on and being blue
   Hurts you more than any
   And that is worth less than a penny!







4. Letting Go Is A Sure Cure
   Poet: Catherine Pulsifer, © 2020
   
   What is the point of hanging on to a grudge
   Who are you to point the finger and be the judge
   Letting go will help you more
   It is, for sure, a great cure.
   
   What is the point of being mad
   In the end, it is just you who is sad.
   Moving on will help you more
   It is, for sure, a great cure.
   
   What is the point of trying to force love
   It is like putting on a mismatched glove.
   Set yourself free will help you more
   It is, for sure, a great cure.
   
   What is the point of not forgiving
   It is like missing out on living.
   To forgive will help you more
   It is, for sure, a great cure.
   
   For all of the things that upset you so
   The best cure is letting go.
   Move on, don't get stuck
   Holding on and in a rut.







5. To Let Go
   Author Unknown
   
   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 I can't control another.
   is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences.
   is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands.
   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.
   is not to fix, but to be supportive.
   is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.
   is not to be in the middle arranging the outcomes, but to allow others to affect their own destinies.
   
   To "let go" ...
   is not to be protective, it's to permit another to face reality.
   is not to deny, but to accept.
   it not to nag, scold or argue, but instead to search out my own shortcomings, and correct them.
   is not to adjust everything to my desires but to take each day as it comes, and cherish myself in it.
   
   To "let go"...
   is not to criticize and regulate anybody but to try to become what I dream I can be.
   is not to regret the past, but to grow and live for the future.
   is to fear less, and love more.




6. Habits We Need To Let Go Of
   by Catherine Pulsifer, © 2021
   
   Before we speak
   We should always think
   
   Before we judge others
   We should realize there is more than we see
   
   Before we think about us
   We should think about helping others
   
   Before we spread hearsay
   We should remember how stories get twisted
   
   Before we react in angry
   We should take a deep breath
   
   Before we indulge in self-pity
   We should open our eyes and see others in worse situations
   
   Before we criticize
   We should think of how we could encourage
   
   Before we focus on the negative
   We should always look for the good.
   
   Before we accept failure
   We should always look at what we have learned
   
   Before we think all hope is gone
   We should pray and believe in the power of prayer.
   
   By letting go of the before's
   We will find the opening of new doors.
   
   Habits can limit our life
   To the point life is full of strife.
   
   Letting go and changing our attitude
   Will take us to a higher aptitude!




7. Forget It
   Poet: Jesse E. Campeil
   
   Why grieve o'er errors of the past?
   Need such our future sway?
   The past don't make us right or wrong.
   'Tis what we are today.
   Old "Yesterday" has lived its life
   Why linger 'mid its sorrow?
   It bears no part in future joy.
   Forget it for - tomorrow.