If someone cheats on you, do you take them back? What if they cheat on you for a second or even a third time, is there any trust left after that? I ask this because I'm curious as to why people continue to stick by politicians and authorities who have repeatedly lied to them.
It's okay to have deal-breakers in dating and friendships. You don't have to be so open-minded that you compromise who you are—or what you want—for the sake of somebody else’s comfort or their own confusion.
Learning to let go and let life unfold has nothing to do with giving up. It simply means, sometimes, instead of figuring it out, you have to wait it out. Feel it don't force it. Patience not pressure. And, most importantly, dignity not desperation.
Your life works like an algorithm: the more attention you give something, the more it appears in your life. Consider this when deciding to focus on dumb shit like drama, gossip, and negative people.
"Control your emotions" doesn't mean "avoid your emotions." Feel your shit, understand your shit, but don't lose your shit. If you condition yourself to feel nothing, you set yourself up to have nothing: no love, no happiness, and no friends. Because you're a sociopathic asshole.
The sooner you start making decisions based on purpose instead of popularity, the sooner you will begin living a life that brings you more joy than it does anxiety.
The sooner you start putting more effort into what is right for you instead of what society has told you to do, the sooner you'll start living a life by design instead of receiving a life by default.
If you want better relationships, better friendships, and overall, just a better life—stop changing who you are to be accepted—and start changing what you consider acceptable. Once you begin asking more from yourself and others, you begin attracting more of what really matters.
If you enjoy burning sage to remove the bad energy in a room, you might also want to consider burning some bridges to cleanse your life of the people who are no fucking good for you.
A sense of humor is critical to your survival. Sure, you need food, water, shelter, and other stuff like that — but a sense of humor is what holds your shit together when life is being a motherfucker.
I can't stress enough how fucking important it is to not let other people pressure you into making major life decisions. Whether it's getting married, having children, or moving away from your hometown — do what's right for you — and do it despite what others think you should do.
Prolonged attention prolongs the symptom(s). The longer you dwell on a setback, mistake, or heartbreak, the longer it will negatively affect you. It's amazing what can be cured by simply choosing to move forward.