We will always be surrounded by other people and their problems. If we attach ourselves to them, we lose ourselves in the quicksand of co dependency. But we can learn to live in this world without sinking into that trap.

We can be kind and caring, and yet keep a healthy distance between ourselves and others. We can listen to others when they need to tell their story, but we don't have to have answers for them. We can let others make their own choices and live with the consequences without trying to save them.

We can do all this by staying focused on our own inner voice, our Higher Power, our spiritual path. We can avoid the quicksand by walking on the high ground of detachment.

"I let go of other people and their problems, with respect for my own inner guide and theirs."