To the girl who sees the good in everyone, even those she knows she maybe shouldn’t,

You actually should.

I’m the girl who always seems to underestimate a person’s intentions when they're not necessarily doing what's best for me.

I'm the girl who usually is quick to assume that someone's word at the moment is in fact what they mean.

And just to be clear — I'm not talking about random people off of the street.

I'm talking about friendships or relationships that have had red flags, yet you have still, for some reason, even when you know it's not in your best interest, chosen to look past them.

I’m the girl who typically sees the good in everyone, and sometimes in the past, I have ended up being the one who has gotten myself hurt by trusting the intentions of friends or those who aren't taking account of what’s best for me.

I have learned, that in this lifetime, although I have definitely put myself into situations where I have ended up in a place I hadn't wanted to be — or a place of hurt or disappointment from trusting the intentions of others who I thought would never do me wrong, has only made me a purer person in the end.

Although I don't automatically give off the vibe that I am a super aggressive person, in fact, most would say I give off the EXACT opposite, the immense amount of inner strength that I have obtained through always seeing the good in others and allowing myself to experience life wholeheartedly, has just allowed me to grow into the content and open individual whom I have become today.

Reflecting back, I feel as if I should thank myself for deciding to see the good in anyone I have crossed paths with in this life.

When I was younger, I would always question why I continuously saw the good in even the ones to whom wrong has been done. I questioned why I still continued to befriend those who have made me doubt their word, those who were looking to help themselves, or those just not thinking of the repercussions of their actions.

But now, after all of these years, I have grown into a person I never thought I would become if you had asked me a few years back. Seeing the good in this world — including the people in it — really is not a bad thing. In my personal experience in this life so far, seeing the good in others may surprise you — you might learn something about someone else, or about yourself, that you never saw coming.