One painful truth I've learned: The people you fight the hardest to keep are often the people who'd never fight to keep you.

IF THEY REALLY LOVE YOU... you'll feel it. They'll TALK to you like they love you. They'll RESPECT you like they love you. They'll CONSIDER you like they love you. They'll BEHAVE like they love you. They'll RESPOND to you like they love you. They’ll TALK to you like they love you. Most people confuse LOVE with FEELINGS. They FEEL for you but they don’t LOVE you. If they LOVE you, they would CHERISH you. You’re supposed to be the most IMPORTANT person in their life. If they can show up to their job, they can show up for YOU! If they can communicate with their boss, they can communicate with YOU! If they can make their kids a priority, they can make YOU a priority. If they can find time to watch TV, they can find time to spend time with you. Because if they LOVE YOU — they’ll treat YOU as good as they treat THEMSELVES. NEVER FORGET — there’s only TWO options. Either they DONT love you… or they don’t LOVE themselves. Because if they truly loved you… you’d FEEL it. Let’s be clear about ONE thing. You deserve the LOVE they give EVERYBODY else!

being emotionally present for someone who is emotionally unavailable to you is exhausting. you keep showing up. you keep trying. you keep pouring into someone who never really pours back.and after a while, you start to feel yourself disappear

you cannot break a woman who has survived family issues, financial struggles, stress, heartbreak, and betrayal, yet still chose not to give up. women like us don't fall easily. we rebuild ourselves again and again.

The older I get, the more I see why it's important to only keep people around who have the same morals, manners and sense of consideration as you. You reach a certain stage in life, where chaos and disrespect no longer deserve a seat at your table.

i'm finally coming to peace with the fact that you can't keep tripping over what you can't control, all you can do is stay solid on your end. Everyone gonna do what they want regardless of your feelings. Don't lose your mind tryna figure out where you went wrong.

Never regret the love you give. It returns to you in another time, in another person, in other circumstances, but it always comes back to you.

Woman to woman: Make your own money so the only thing a man can offer you is how he treats you.

Chasing someone to prove your worth or to keep them around is a trauma response, not love. You don't have to beg or force anything that's genuinely meant for you. The right person will bring you peace, not confusion. Healing really begins the moment you stop needing to be chose & start choosing yourself. & when you finally outgrow that version of you, the one who tolerated less, it hits different. Their words no longer move you. Their actions don't shake you. You've found the strength to want more, to expect more. The thought of settling disgusts you, & although you're scared, you're ready for the life you deserve. It's everything!

Some of your deepest heartbreak 💔 came from expecting people to love you at a level they never reached themselves.

I lose respect when I know my intentions were genuine and yours weren’t.

At some point you just got to tell ppl, I love you and I'll love you forever, but I'm no longer interested in the level of life you have to offer me, and because of that I have to let you go. I'm not even asking you to change, I just need you to understand, that you can keep doing what you wanna do and how you wanna do it, you just can't do that with me. You gotta love ppl from a distance to protect your peace

Stop waiting for closure from people who benefited from your confusion. Some endings will never come with apologies... only distance. Your peace can’t depend on their honesty.

Nobody tells you how hard it is to rewire your brain so you can allow amazing things to happen to you after so much trauma or hurt. Blessings exist, good people exist, a softer life exists. Let it happen.

I can be the most understanding person, but I am not blind. Your repeated toxic behaviour will slowly drain my energy. Once I reach my limit, don't expect the same patience and understanding I once gave so freely. When I'm done. I'm done for real

The worst feeling in this world is when you have to keep yourself distracted just so you don't feel the ache in your chest

Get in the habit of telling God thank you , even when you’re frustrated.

Sometimes the lesson wasn’t what they did. The lesson was what you tolerated.

The older I get, the more I see why God wants us to depend on Him first. Humans will disappoint you every time.

Some roads you gotta take alone. No friend, No family, No partner, just You & God