not everyone is deserving of your sweetness.. but don’t ever let their actions turn you cold. forgive and move on. human beings are flawed. we all make mistakes and regret our actions. but if we don’t learn forgiveness and how to look for the positives in everything we see, we only succumb to the darkness.

i can’t even begin to explain the amount of people that have wronged me over the years. emotionally and physically. drained me of my self-esteem, confidence, and will to succeed. initially, my responses to these folks would often cater to their needs and i didn’t realize just how much of myself i was giving away, for practically nothing in return. it took years of self-love and learning about the emotional mind games and types of abuse to finally stand up for myself and simply walk away.

humans are not perfect creatures. we’ve all done something that we regret and choose to move past. the acknowledgement of the fact that we’re susceptible to these moments of weakness is perfectly reasonable and it allows us to be vulnerable and learn from our imperfections. the best kind of pain to experience is the kind you grow from and this is only possible when you focus all of your energy on yourself. not on others. not on revenge. not on the world making you cold.

when you try to get even with those who have wronged you, you are draining yourself even more. “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” is completely valid in this situation. i’ve learned that karma is much more powerful than my efforts would ever be and i trust it to give people what they deserve, whether it’s something good or bad.