"My mom once told me that she walked into a room where a couple of friends were discussing her, they didnât know she was there. She shook her head, smiled and walked away.
My mom also told me that she had a friend who spoke badly about her. She never knew that Mom found out, because Mom never mentioned it. She smiled and walked away from this friendship.
She told me she had family who chose to shift her out of their lives, because she stood up for herself and stopped crossing oceans for them, when they wouldn't even cross a bridge for her. She smiled, shook her head and walked away.
So I asked her how she could just walk away from people who betrayed her while pretending to be her friends or family?
She answered that every time she came to a crossroad like that, she had to decide who would be going forward on her journey with her. This showed her who she could take with her and who she could not.
She explained to me that you should never waste your energy being angry with a person who betrays you, even in the name of friendship or family. Just gracefully bow out and enjoy your journey with all of the new people God puts in their place."
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Artist: Sylvia Jackson