After many months of overseeing a situation with great detail, I'm letting go. I've thought a lot about this and I believe that there are enough supports in place at this moment to take a break. What is the worst thing that can happen?
Often before I let go, I do think about the worst case scenario. In this case, there is one frightening possibility, but we've done a number of assessments and put some parameters in place to prevent that. Can we trust those assessments and parameters to be enough--not totally, but yes, for the most part, those assessments and parameters should work.
At some point, change will be needed.
In a similar situation, this happened to a friend of mine. She worked diligently to put all safety precautions in place and then there was a mishap. Fortunately the mishap simply proved what she knew which was a greater change was needed. After the mishap, they made the needed change which led to a more positive scenario.
Should I have let go before? No, as the needed parameters were not in place and the assessments undone. Now I can let go with greater confidence that things will work out well. And all but one worst case scenario, would simply be a natural progression of the situation at hand, not a scenario that would cause greater harm or hurt. As for the one troubling scenario--the assessments show that's unlikely to occur.
In many ways, this is similar to letting go as my children become adults. They are living their own lives now, and in most situations, I have to trust that they'll make good choices and live lives that are safe for themselves and others.
In the days ahead, I'll monitor the situation to make sure I'm making a good choice. I'll be ready to change directions if necessary. Sometimes letting go is the right thing to do. Onward.