How do you let someone go?

How do you let someone go?

How do you understand that that's alright, that everything changes?

How do you find a way for that to make you feel good about life instead of breaking your heart?

The hardest thing you'll ever learn is how to say good-bye.
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These aren't my words, I heard them somewhere.

But they very eloquently describe the situation I'm faced with and the feelings I'm experiencing.

I love my wife so very much, but right now I need to say good-bye...to let her go.

I love her so much that I want to do this for her.

But how do I find a way to do it without breaking my heart?

To do it without losing hope?

To do it and still feel good about my life.

I'm not sure, but I think the spirituality and relationship with God that I've found in sobriety thru Alcoholics Anonymous will help me.

I pray about it. I ask God to show me his will and give me the strength to carry it out.

And if saying good-bye and letting her go is his will, then that is what will do.

I won't stop loving her!

I won't stop being her friend!!

I'll help her raise and take care of our children!

I will do my best to live my life in a sober and thoughtful manner because that is the key to everything else.

Living sober will give me a chance to be a productive member of society, to earn a decent living and take care of my child support obligations, and to be there for my children.

It will give me the chance to help another alcoholic...and by doing so, help myself.

And by doing these things (and others) to live a happy, joyous life.

I won't stop hoping that God's plan will somehow give us another opportunity to be together.

But I will let her go. I'll say good-bye...maybe forever, maybe not.

But for now, I will say good-bye and trust that whatever happens will be for the best and will be God's will.

But saying good-bye to her and letting her go is one of the hardest things I have every done.

Because it is part of getting sober for this alcoholic...because it is God's will.