Oh The People

Surround yourself with people that will uplift and embrace you. Always maintain relationships where you are giving and receiving love, support, and consideration more often than not. It is perfectly okay to be content with who you are in your life right now regardless of who has decided to leave it. Know that their leaving made more room for the like-minded people, the happy people, drama-free people, ambitious people, or whatever people that are more like you to make their grand entrance into your life. The people that would appreciate you, support you, and see you as an asset to them and a blessing in their lives, those are the ones you keep. When you know that you bring more joy and laughter than hurt or criticism, more love than harm, more gratitude than judgement, more solutions than problems, and  give more often than you take, you have no need to beg, plead, or desire anyone to be in your life that does not want to be there. Have relationships with people who see your worth and can not afford to let you go. You should also be aware of your infinite options with each relationship. You too have a choice in who stays and who goes. You should acknowledge your say in who has the ability to impact your life.You do not have to feel obligated to tolerate the anger, bitterness, abuse, selfishness, or ignorance expressed by other people, but there should be a balance of forgiveness and opportunity. That said, forgive everyone, but then limit and monitor their access to you. That will inevitably decrease their opportunities to do whatever they have done a second time. They will either redeem themselves or prove to you that your creating distance was precisely what you should have done and did. Know your worth, respect your value, and only hold on to people who also have their arms open.