To lie to yourself about how good people were to you, or how happy you felt.
But you oughta remember that nostalgia paints everything with a golden brush.
You walked away not because you were overreacting, but because it was your best option.
God & Man
Dont romanticize your history to the point of forgetting its repercussions.
The truth is that youre never going to be ready, but you have to jump anyways.
Putting your life on hold isnt going to make it any easier to manage.
Trust in your ability to pick yourself up again if, and when, you fall down.
You dont have to constantly hide behind the persona youve created for yourself.
Love affects you so deeply that its a miracle you ever get out of your comfort zone.
Thought.is
Who told you that so you can survive in this world you had to be tough?
And why, after everything youve seen, do you still kinda believe them?
Learn the difference between weakness and honesty.
They dont need to be the same thing.
Unfortunately, theres no amount of research that can completely capture the way a disaster unfolds in real life.
You dont have to always be on guard, waiting for upcoming problems.
Stop making excuses for the people in your life that dont deserve it.
Stand up a little taller.
Say no a little louder.
But you deserve so much better than the things that youre willing to let slide.
You arent destined for a loveless existence because of the things from your past that continue to follow you.
The past, for you, is kind of like a domesticated household pet.
Let some of that burden slip away before you drown in it.
You contain multitudes, and those multitudes allow you to be more than one thing at a time.
Allow every side of yourself to exist comfortably at its brightest hue.
You just have to be you.
Spend some quality time with yourself.
In case anybody hasnt said it lately, I am so proud of you for making it to 2018.
Youre going to create such beautiful things in your time here.
Before that happens, though, hey remember that you have the power to use your voice.
You have the power to build magnificent things.
you’re free to tell them so.
