Lately, I have been letting things really get to me and I have been involuntarily bottling up my feelings. I do this because I don’t want to cause problems or hurt feelings, but that should never be the case in any situation with anyone. You should never have to feel like you need to bite your tongue to save someone else’s feelings. In the end you’re only going to hurt yourself and probably the other person, too by not being honest the second you start to feel a certain way.

So many people in this world are two-faced and petty and as I’m getting older, my tolerance for those kind of people is really dwindling. It makes me sincerely sad when I see people who are best friends with each other one second and then being petty towards each other and switching sides the next. It’s not healthy for anyone involved. I do not like to surround myself with those kind of people and do the best I can to not let that level of negativity into my life.

From now on, I pledge to be more honest, with everything. Being honest isn’t being rude, it’s just being real and that’s something people need to understand and learn to appreciate. There is such a difference between being mature and being fake and that is also something that people really have a problem differentiating. Not everyone is out to get you and not everything someone says to you is meant to hurt you or offend you.

Anytime anyone says something to you or about you, you need to listen. No matter how you feel about the situation, you need to take time to reflect on it and use it to help you grow. Everything in life is a lesson and can become such a beautiful thing if you choose not to view it as something negative in your life. You are ultimately in control of the way you feel and let things affect you.

We all need to be more understanding and honest and grow from each other. Not everyone is going to like you and you’re not going to get along with everyone. That is all part of being human.

I don’t want to bite my tongue anymore. I don’t want to hide my feelings. I just want to be honest with everyone and everyone to be honest with me. Maybe if we were all just more real with each other, the pettiness and backstabbing would stop. Then maybe we wouldn’t have unnecessary pent up anger and negativity towards people.