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ultrarunningawayfromyou

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Bear with me, this won't be too long. But if you find any bit of peace it'll be worth it.

I'm one of those people who feel so angry(jaded, hurt, betrayed) all the time that I wonder if there's ever going to be a time that I let down my guards and truly love again.

This past year I started therapy, and have had countless arguments about forgiving people. "Why bother if the odds are Ill just get hurt again." She'd tell me not to let it get to me, not to get angry. Don't let people have that hold over you. Let go(not word for word, she put it better than I did).

Well, yesterday I stumbled upon this quote and I kind of fell apart. I'm not magically healed, but I've found myself thinking this over and over the last few hours. Hopefully, I can start living this.

This original is by Dr. Kent M. Keith. If you need a religious aspect, there's another version by Mother Theresa that includes God.

Tl;dr Get down voted, keep up voting others anyway.

Fluffy cat tax.

ACandyQueen69

you can be a better person, but you do not owe anyone anything. esp. if they disrespect you. you have a choice too. and you lose friends 1/2

5 years ago |

the same way. if they are hurt by our actions they dont have to be around you either. learned this the hard way. its always a 2 way st. 2/2

TrickyPeaches

Make me great op

9 years ago |

You're already great.

Awwww

Saranghae89

That's cool. The person who recently burned me asked for my help with what I was helping them in the first place. I said no. Piss off jerk

I'd be right there with you. I don't really know how you begin to trust fully again, but "do good anyway". I want to believe. :\

You stop believing when you continuously keep getting burned when you give people 2nd chances. They burned you once, they'll do it again.

Preach on. I completely understand. My issue is that I wouldn't even give new people a chance. That's the hard part for me.Good luck 24

*to you

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