It's not every day you come across someone who is thankful for the people who broke their heart. I owe them more than I can put into words. Without these people, I would not be who I am today.

Thank you to the boy who cheated on me. You brought my perceptions of love down to Earth. You made me realize not everyone with a handsome smile and a charismatic personality will be prince charming. You taught me what a guard was and when it was the right time to take it down. You made me learn that it wasn't me who wasn't good enough, it was my standards and your loyalty that weren't good enough. Thank you for making me realize my self worth at a young age, I hope one day you find a girl who makes you change your ways and I'm sorry that girl couldn't be me. Back then I couldn't imagine a life without you, now I thank my lucky starts you did what you did because I couldn't imagine life still with you.

Thank you to my ex-best friend. You taught me to be careful about who to trust and who you decide to reveal your deepest darkest secrets to. You showed me that you can't trust your life with just anyone. You made me realize not all friendships last forever. Sometimes you think the people who are always there for you end up stabbing you in the back, but that's just life and no one is perfect. You taught me it's ok to cut toxic people out of your life, there will now be more room for better people. But thank you for the good memories, it has made me thankful and nostalgic.

Thank you to a boy who left me for another woman. For the longest time I put my love and trust into you, only to have my forever cut short. I'll never understand why you left like you did, but you taught me to forgive people who wrong us. You taught me that people are not perfect and you are a living walking example of that. But forgiveness is the most powerful decision you can make, it determines what kind of person you choose to be. I chose to be bitter and hateful for a long time. Forgiveness is hard and swallowing your pride is an even harder pill to take down, but relieving all of the hate from your heart brings you to so much more love.

So I thank you, to everyone who has wronged me, made me cry, and broken my heart. You all have shown me I deserve better than what you have given me. I am by no means better than you, but I am better than the way I have been treated. You have taught me so much about myself and lessons that have changed my life. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction to someone who will love me, better than any of you ever did. To the future relationships and friendships I encounter, I'm not perfect and I have been broken, but I'm in a much better place now.