Let Him
I recently read The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins. I gleaned quite a bit from reading it. The content reminded me of releasing co-dependency and being in life-coaching school. Mel boils everything down to a simple formula to let people act how they want to because we are not in control of them anyway. In fact, our control may be harming them. The second part of the theory is, ”Let me.” You can see how this could be helpful, I’m sure. You can only act on what you are have control over, yourself. I choose my response and what I linger on. I choose grace or bitterness. It can be a true pivot point to not make pour decisions based on others actions. It is a masterclass in letting go. I say the phrases to myself often when I am tempted to dwell on hurtful things. Let them. Let me. Of course, the theory isn’t condoning abuse or saying to let your kids run amuck. Those things are addressed in the book. There were also portions of the book that I didn’t agree with or thought could be har...