by Jadey Bayless

Created on: May 16, 2007   Last Updated: May 17, 2007

Letting go of someone you love. That says it all. You love them. How can you let got of them?

Depending on the situation sometimes easier said then done. If it is a relationship that just isn't going anywhere well you wean yourself from that person as well as the relationship. It will take time, cause stress, and it will even put some gray hairs on your head. Love is a wonderful thing but it can very easily slip right through your hands.

Relationships take a lot of work. You have to constantly compromise and keep up with the flow of things. If your not willing to work together and compromise and make changes and keep things interesting things just fade. I think you gradually start spending less time with each other, you find new people to talk to or new hobbies to take over the time you used to share. Then before you know it there is nothing there but a mutual hi and bye maybe a kiss or maybe not sometimes a hug and sometimes not. It is for the best when things like this start to happen to just let it go. It wasn't meant to be. There will always be a spot in your and their hearts for each other.

However if it is the impending death of a love one that is so much harder. You have to deal with all the emotions of illness or trauma that the ill loved one is experiencing. Not too mention you have to deal with all your physical and mental stresses that you are experiencing.

It is very painful to see someone you love in pain or sick and knowing the best that has been provided is just not going to be the best to help this person survive.

You just have to be there mentally and physically for this person and let them see you and know just how special they are to you and that they will forever live in your memories. Honor them with a special request or a special momento that you will forever cherish. I don't honestly believe that you ever let them go. I know I have honestly not let my father go. There isn't a day that something doesn't remind me of him, or make me chuckle about him. Letting go is painful and it takes time. You just have to let them know you love them and they will forever live in your memories and what wonderful times you shared and let them know it is okay to move onto the next stage of their lives.

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