Let 'em Go
To write this I had to come to terms with some facts that I've been ignoring for a very long time. Like Madea says some people mix up short term people with long term, fall in love, and then wonder why they can't find peace. I sadly, am one of those people.
For years I've let myself be an option all the while doing everything I possibly could to make myself a priority. But you know what? If someone doesn't want to be a part of your life there is nothing you can do to make them - a hard lesson to learn.
To borrow from Madea - If someone doesn't want to be a part of your life, LET THEM GO.
I think loving someone makes it harder to give up on them. Giving up is made doubly hard when you know they love you back, but sometimes love just isn't enough.
Love should come from the roots, not the branches or the leaves. It should work with you to make you stronger, like the roots of a tree. It shouldn't simply take from you without giving nothing in return, like the leaf.
"If you tell someone what they're doing is hurting you and I need you to stop and they keep doing it.
They don't care, move on, LET THEM GO."
What's worse is that most people's problem is having to be alone - that's why they don't want to give up. Well, I've been alone, so I can't use that line. I've been holding on to something that died a long time ago. I like to call it hope but it's probably more like blindness.
When it's time to move on, you'll know, but you'll have to chose if it's what you want to do. Take it from me, it's easier to move on than it is to hold on. Because, when it's over, that's it and life will go on whether you're on the bus or not.
So be depressed, cry about it, but move on. No one says it'll be easy and no one expects you to be ok.
One step at a time, one day at a time, but it all starts with
LETTING THEM GO.
Stay Sassy, A.
