I can’t believe I have to go through the rest of my life constantly wishing my dad was here to witness certain moments.
And it will forever just be that… a wish
you deserve healthy love. you deserve consistent love. you deserve love that makes you safe. you deserve love that restores your faith in God. you deserve love that you don’t have to settle for.
I can forgive a lot of things but I will never forgive disrespect. Someone I love blatantly choosing to hurt me will never be something I can find the grace to forgive.
in relationships, thoughtfulness is by far my biggest love language.
be it romantic, platonic, or in friendships:
umuntu omkhathalelayo uyamcabangela; being considerate of someone else’s feelings is important.
“do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” - matthew 7:12.
Grief is an emotion that demands acknowledgement. She will sit on your porch daily until you let her in. She comes back occasionally in a song lyric or something mundane. She’s only there to remind you that you’ve loved something or someone. Denying her is denying your humanity.