Sometimes, we mistake a teacher for a soulmate.
But the most difficult feelings we experience with them, change us for the better.
Those we felt a deep connection to.
Being hurt by them is difficult because you cared so much.
Let this be a reminder that you tried for something.
That you genuinely cared for someone in a way most people will never experience.
There is hope in that.
No one ever wants to be hurt by the person who they thought they would be with forever.
No one wants to deal with those emotions.
No one wants to live in all of that pain.
It is gritty and messy and in a moment, it can feel extremely dark.
Nothing is for nothing.
Sometimes people come into our lives to teach us certain things about ourselves.
How to speak up for ourselves.
How to advocate for ourselves.
What we like, and what we dislike.
How to see our own value, our own worth.
How to stand up for our hearts, and the way we love in the world.
Not everyone is meant to be a forever.
But the lessons always remain.
The lessons always stay.
Let this be a lesson in control.
Sometimes we lose people we never thought we would.
Sometimes the people we trust the most hurt us.
Sometimes really unfortunate, really messy things happen, and we cannot control it.
Because we cannot control other human beings.
We cannot control how they show up for us, or how they treat us.
We can only control the way we react.
The way we grow from the experience.
It makes you self aware because you dont want others to feel that way.
You feel more responsible for the hearts of other human beings, you gain a form of compassion.
Some of the kindest human beings I know have been hurt the most.
They soften instead of hardening.
They know who they want to be and how they want to make people feel.
When we heal from the hurt, we realize that we deserve more than that depth of damage.
We start to see our worth.
But it is within that knowledge that we can dedicate ourselves to choosing more for ourselves.
Understand that this experience, this human being, served a beautiful purpose in your life.
Come to terms with that, sit with it, and find peace within it.
We dont have to hate the people who broke us.
That only hurts us in the long run more.
That is true forgiveness.
