A mother watches her child walk nervously in to school for the first time, she wants to stay and cuddle, reassure and be there for the frightened little boy as he enters a whole new world, but she knows she cant, and knew that the day would come when tears would well in her eyes, emotions over flow, when the day came,…… she’d have to let go.
A father drives his son to the airport, to catch his plane to a new life in the army. He’d given his blessing and was so proud, but a knot in his belly and a lump in his throat told him it wasn’t going to be so easy, when it was time… to let go.
A father hands his daughters hand to his new son in law at the altar, he could still see the little girl in her eyes that he cherished so much, and whilst he knew that she was going to be happy and cared for, he didn’t realise it was going to be so heart wrenching, when it was time…. to let go.
A man and wife sign divorce papers, a long battle to stay together, but the misunderstandings and the hurt have run too deep, theres no going back, it was time…..to let go.
A vet struggles to save the life of Benjy, as a little sobbing boy waits outside, but Benjy is old, and telling the boy that his best friend was dying wasn't going to be easy, the vet was becoming so wise and gentle when yet again he had to tell owners that it was time.... to let go
A grand daughter holds the hand of her grandmother as she lays in her bed, the last breaths of life could be heard becoming more shallow, she knew that she had many memories of wonderful times with a lady that she loved so dearly, and whilst she knew that all life eventually comes to an end, her heart was breaking, when it was time… to let go.
Life if we are the fortunate ones, gives us so many gifts, of people, love and memories,.. and with each precious gift, comes a time limit, everything we have is temporary, whether short or long, and the time that we do have, should be lived to the fullest, to embrace our gifts of love laughter and life itself,
For when our time with our gifts is at an end, as painful as they may be sometimes, we all need the strength and wisdom, to be thankful for what we have been given, and the courage to know when it is time….
……………………………………………........................….................….to let go.
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leprichaun_magic
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Apr 5 @ 1:22PM
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..Letting go--of your child ,,on his first day at school ..is Hard..!!..let alone all your other examples..only a mother knows how it feels.. 
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JenRNinOhio
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Apr 5 @ 2:01PM
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I swear to God I was just thinking about writing a blog about letting go... (wow)
It was hard when my two oldest grew up and moved away. It's hard every day because they both live far away & I rarely see them.
I have 3 teens at home still. Colin will be 18 next week. Two hours ago he & his girlfriend left here to drive into Cleveland to attend the Cavs basketball game. It's just about 10 miles straight up the highway.
BUT it's in the CITY .... outside of the comfort zone I have for my children. I'm perfectly comfortable driving into the city for meetings or to go to dinner or to attend a concert, etc .... But my baby???? My almost 18 yr old baby.
Yes, letting go of our time with that gift .... And with children there are so many gifts of time. ... The infant. The silly years in middle school. The high school athelete. Struggling through college. Out on her own. And now she's a mother.
And now Colin has driven into the city to watch his favorite basketball team play.
And I let him go.
But I did call his cell to confirm all was OK.
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HUGS4UANDME
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Apr 5 @ 2:08PM
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 oh my friend........letting go is so very hard .........no matter what in life you go through ..no matter how many times you are faced with letting go.........it never gets any easier ....but it is all part of life ............wonderful blog as always sweetie  ty for sharing
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missliss78
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Apr 5 @ 5:50PM
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Another verse well written.
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ttomtarr
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Apr 5 @ 6:35PM
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Letting go, is very hard to learn, but there is a second part that maked it easier.
Let go, and let God.
~*~
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summerbreeze916
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Apr 7 @ 10:04PM
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This read came at a very good time for me, CHARLI. Thank you.   
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