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Updated 8 years ago,June 12, 2017
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She taught me to be kind, but not take anyones shit.
Ill be nice as pie, but if you mess with me youll hear about it.
@chanelpluscat
She showed me the importance of forgiveness.
Im always blown away with the ease at which she is able to forgive and forget.
Cruel words, spiteful actions and carelessness for her feelings.
@chanelpluscat
Despite all that, she has never held grudges.
And because of her I try my best to let things go.
To not hold on to hate.
To leave the past behind me and focus on whats in front of me right now.
She survived her darkest moments.
And its not forced I know its genuine.
She taught me how to love and respect my body.
She let me know it was okay to leave.
She let me know it was okay to stop being friends with people who werent really my friends.
To break up with a guy who wasnt treating me well.
To walk away from any situation I wasnt comfortable with.
She told me to always hold my head up high.
I remember her telling me to be confident and stand up proudly during my school days.
To ignore anyone who tried to make me feel inferior or worthless.
She taught me to make goals and stay focused on them.
Since day one, she drilled into me the importance of always having goals to work towards.
Goals that were lofty and hard to reach.
Goals that would require much hard work, patience and determination.
Goals that I would be able to meet as long as I stayed focused on them.
She made me see that anything is possible.
I was never once told that my dreams and ambitions were too big.
She showed me how to find balance.
She made juggling look so simple that Im not afraid to give it a go.
She told me that everything would be okay in the end.
She taught me that it didnt matter, as long as I picked myself back up again.
Whats not meant for me will leave, and whats for me shall never pass me by.
