and One day you learn—There’s no reward for holding down the wrong person/people. Make sure your loyalty comes at a cost. Do you love me right? Do you speak highly of me in rooms i’m not in? Do you show up for me when i’m in need? Do you respect me the way I respect you?
It’s okay to miss the old version of things. The old version of yourself, the relationships you thought would last forever, the way you used to view the world before shit got heavy—but at some point you’re going to have to face the present moment and search for the beauty in it.