I spent ten months trying to make a relationship work when I deserved more. I then gave up four months to work through the aftermath. Since then, I've had three months of pure happiness. One of those nights I decided to write one sentence recapping that day/night. I did this once a week in hopes of creating an article based off of them. Here are the five that stood out the most to me.
2/12/17 - 1 a.m.
"My heart feels lighter."
3/1/17 - 3 a.m.
"Sometimes the one that makes your soul the happiest has been there all along."
3/24/17 - 10 p.m.
"How lucky am I to have someone like you want someone like me."
4/6/17 - 4 p.m.
"For once I feel like I'm enough."
4/21/17 - 11 a.m.
"I finally get to call you mine and my smile couldn't be any bigger."
Five lines all come down to one thing that I want you to gain from this. I truly believe anything is possible when you fall in love with yourself and life. It sounds cliche, but the minute I stopped placing my happiness in the hands of someone else, I saw the benefits it had on my life. I began to understand that someone can make you feel the happiest you've ever felt, however if you rely on them to always do this, that will only place too much responsibility on that individual, causing an increased risk of losing them. Often times, we unintentionally rely on others to bring us joy, which is human nature, but we need to remember that we can do the same. The moment I started living my life based on this reminder, I found myself again which has allowed me to be with someone new, no longer placing the pressure on them to be my main source of happiness.
