As I am getting older I have come to realize there are people that come into our lives for a short while and others that will stay for a long while, but that doesn’t mean we should keep them in our lives. Negative people means negative energy, and that is something that I can have in my life. Sometimes no matter how thick the tie is between you and another person, it may need to be cut, and there’s the chance you are more tied to them than they are to you, or vice versa. I’m the type of person that has thick ties with people who don’t deserve them. In friendships, relationships, and family I put my all into it, and no matter what I get strongly attached. My strong ties with negative people in my life have caused me so much hurt and hardship; finally, I have pulled my scissors out from the back of the drawer they have been hiding in and am ready to put them to use.
Life is so short and in the past few months I have realized I no longer can need someone who doesn’t need me equally as much. When I was giving a foot to someone who could barely give me an inch, I began to feel as if I was losing touch with myself. I no longer want to feel this way; I want to cut the negative energy out of my life. Recently I came across this quote and it couldn’t have fit my situation any better: “Believe me when I say you changed me for the better. From now on I will no longer fall for it so easily. I will be careful with my heart so it doesn’t break again, for if it does it may never come back. I thank you for making me realize I have my own two feet I can stand on, and I don’t need anyone to make me proud of myself. I know you thought I would not take this well and crawl back to you the second I got a chance. But I’m stronger. And this is my new challenge and I will defeat it. Thanks for helping me realize I’m strong on my own.”
This is your life so if you take anything from this, take the idea that this is you, this is your life and you can make the most of it. Do not keep people in your life who do not connect to you as much as you have connected to them. Although cutting ties and saying goodbye to someone can hurt, sometimes a goodbye is your second chance to find something better for yourself. Here’s goodbye to those who made me feel like I cared more than they did about me, the people who made me feel small, and to those who never thought I could do it without them. Here I am a new me, and for that I will succeed and be proud of myself regardless of what anyone else has to say because I am strong on my own.
