To remember that I deserve to have people in my life who lift me up
To remember that people who bring me down deserve no place in my life
To love like there’s no tomorrow and let the chips fall where they may
To recognize that people who assume the worst of me and treat me accordingly deserve no place in my life
To believe in karma and treat people accordingly
To forgive myself for wanting something so badly that I allowed an abusive, unhealthy situation to continue for far too long
To understand that some mistakes cannot be undone…but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a stupid, colossal mistake
To cherish those who cherish me
To trust those who have demonstrated themselves worthy of trusty
To rid myself of people who have demonstrated themselves unworthy of trust
To recognize that it’s possible for someone to love you but not necessarily like you
To accept that people all too often act in self-serving, mean, and hurtful ways because they feel justified in doing so
To understand that people sometimes give themselves far too much credit for being good when that may not be the case
To understand that one person’s “being real” is another’s being bitchy, mean, and self-serving
To accept that I can’t control how others want to treat me
To recognize that I can control how I allow others to treat me
To understand that forgiving others is really ultimately about forgiving myself
To live the reality that people have only what power over me that I choose to grant them
To remember to grant people only what power over me I wish them to have
To recognize that people who refuse to treat me with love and respect have no place in my life
To figure out where I can find some boxes so I can begin packing to move
