I feel like God isn’t playing nowadays. If He wants you alone, you’ll be alone. If you can’t leave, He’ll allow them to leave. If you hesitate, He’ll place you in a position where you have no choice but to choose yourself and Him. He’ll make your schedule so full that distractions fall away. He’ll place you in situations where you realize you can’t take another step without consulting Him. Slowly, your mindset will shift. He’ll remove the lenses so you can see people for who they truly are.
I survived a lot privately this year. The Most High made sure I couldn't call on nobody but him. I'm thankful for every season. Even the ones that filled my eyes with tears. God I'm thankful and grateful.
I tell myself everyday.. just keep praying. Keep praying because a bad day isn't a bad life. Keep praying because if there's a will, there is always a way. Keep praying because God knows my heart & he knows I try. Just gotta keep praying.
You gotta ignore bottom of the barrel behavior from clowns or you too will be apart of the circus. I wish I would ever pay attention or give energy to people & things that are beneath me.
I don't know who needs to hear this but get back on track. Regain your focus, lock in l with yourself, stop playing with your potential and give the rest of the year everything you have to give. Sometimes you realize the only thing that's been holding you back is you.
Don’t allow somebody else’s actions to push you into becoming the person who causes your own suffering. You can be angry. You can be hurt. You can even feel like somebody deserves a piece of your mind. But learn when to put that anger down before it becomes another wound you have to heal from.
Sometimes the greatest form of self respect is knowing you could react but choosing not to hurt yourself in the process.
Not everything deserves a reaction. Not every disrespect needs to be addressed, and not every battle is worth the energy it takes out of you. Sometimes you have to learn how to walk away while you’re still angry because reacting out of emotion can leave you dealing with consequences long after that feeling has passed.
Sometimes the anger you carry ends up hurting you more than the person or situation that caused it. You can become so caught up in trying to prove a point, get even, or make somebody feel the same pain they put you through that you don’t even realize you’re the one bleeding in the process.
Being strong for everybody is exhausting when you feel like you’re not allowed to have a weak moment yourself. I’m learning that I can have a beautiful heart, love people deeply, and still need the world to leave me alone sometimes.
I want to be there for the people I love, but I also want to know that I can fall apart without everybody making me feel like I’ve let them down. I want to be loved on the days when I have nothing to offer but my presence. I want to be understood without having to explain every little thing.
Sometimes I’m going to be quiet. Sometimes I’m going to be distant. Sometimes I’m going to need a little more understanding than I’m able to give. That doesn’t mean my heart has changed or that I care any less. It simply means I’m dealing with my own shit too.
I deserve to have days when I’m not okay. Days when I don’t feel like talking, when I don’t have the strength to explain what’s wrong, and when I just want to sit with my emotions without feeling guilty about it. I shouldn’t have to keep proving that I’m a good person by constantly putting my own feelings to the side.
I don’t ever want to be the reason someone feels disappointed, but damn, I’m human too. I spend so much time trying to show up for everybody, making sure nobody feels forgotten, making sure I’m doing enough, giving enough, and being enough. But what about the days when I don’t even have enough left in me for myself?
i’m too grown to be calling somebody my man when the only thing we do together is lay up behind closed doors. no real dates, no quality time outside the bedroom, never been introduced to anybody important in his life, no consistency outside of when he wanna see me. baby, that’s not a relationship just because y’all talk every day & sleep together. sometimes the hardest part ain’t figuring out what a man wants from you… it’s accepting that what he’s giving you is ALL he intends to give. stop giving somebody a boyfriend title when they only showing up for boyfriend benefits. you can’t keep calling it potential when the pattern been showing you exactly what it is.
It’s time to say goodbye to the old me, the version that tolerated too much, doubted herself, and played small just to make others comfortable. She served her purpose, but she can’t come with me anymore.
The new me moves differently. She’s focused, confident, soft but strong, healed and healing. She knows what she deserves and isn’t afraid to let go of anything that disturbs her peace.
It’s her season now. The new her.
you can't keep saying you want community when you don't participate in anything communal. join something. volunteer. host people. attend events. get to know your neighbours. give people opportunities to know you.