Taking control of your narrative.

Correcting people when they misspeak, or have incorrect assumptions about you and your life.

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Updated 4 years ago,September 28, 2021

1.Not accepting apologies if theyre not followed by action.

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3.No longer playing peacemaker.

No longer being a martyr for other peoples wars.

4.No longer idly nodding while other people complain about their lives.

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No longer participating in conversations that are largely negative, or exist at the expense of someone elses reputation.

5.Ghosting on people who you dont actually owe an explanation to.

6.No longer justifying actions.

No explaining why youre dating someone, or why you left your job.

No more rationalizing things that do not require rationalization.

Other people do not have to approve of your motives for your life choices to be valid.

7.Not answering texts right away.

8.Going home when you want to go home.

Not going out in the first place when you know that you really dont want to go out.

9.Taking control of your narrative.

Correcting people when they misspeak, or have incorrect assumptions about you and your life.

10.Breaking other peoples expectations.

You owe nothing to what other people want and expect you to be.

Their perspectives of you are limited, and they are narrow.

Conforming to them keeps you small.

You owe nothing to your younger self.

You are not failing because you are no longer chasing a dream youve outgrown.

13.Stepping into arguments online, because complacency is whats gotten us here.

14.No longer engaging with people you dislike.

You owe nobody your energy, and realizing that is not the same thing as being impolite.

15.Not drinking yourself into an oblivion when youre upset.

16.Not subscribing to the idea that pacifying yourself with any form of over-consumption is a viable coping mechanism.

17.Not caring if other people think your lifestyle or choices are cool or correct or wise or not.

18.Sharing whatever it is you just online, as often as you just to.

19.Being creative and not caring how other people respond to it.

20.Saying no when the answer is no.

21.Saying I dont know when the answer is I dont really know.

22.Showing off your body whether other people think its healthy or desirable or not.

23.No longer being mean to other people because you have a problem with yourself.

24.No longer trying to convince everyone to like you.

25.Kind of falling in love with the fact that everyone doesnt.

26.Taking responsibility for your life.

27.No longer prioritizing people who only make you an option.

28.No longer playing the victim.

29.No longer holding yourself back with poor habits, laziness, and an unwillingness to develop grit.

30.No longer valuing how other people see your life over how it actually feels.