Letting Go is the Secret to Survival

By: Marilyn Cummins

Sometimes, letting go is the best way to hold on to what you love. On the R.A. Brown Ranch at Throckmorton, Texas, six generations of the Brown family, going on seven, have been able to “keep the ranch in the family and the family on the ranch,” in part by letting go.

Donnell Brown, 54, and his three siblings followed the stipulations of their parents, Rob and Peggy Brown, to leave the ranch for at least two years before deciding about returning. To come back, they had to either work as an employee on the ranch or propose a business plan to expand the family business.