Are you still holding on?

First Chill--then Stupor--then the Letting go---

There is a big difference between giving up and letting go.Giving up means selling yourself short.It means allowing fear and struggle to limit your opportunities and keep you stuck.

Letting go means freeing yourself from something that is no longer serving you.It means removing toxic people and belief systems from your life so that you can make room for relationships and ideas that are conducive to your well-being and happiness.

Giving up is self defeat.Letting go is Self-care.

So the next time you make the decision to release something or someone that is stifling your happiness and growth, and a person has the audacity to accuse you of giving up or being weak, remind yourself of the difference.
Remind yourself that you don't need anyone's permission or approval to live your life in the way that feels right.No one has the authority to tell you who to be or how to live.No one gets to decide what your life should look like or who should be a part of it.No one but YOU.

Unrequited Love..

"A mighty pain to love it is,
And 'tis a pain that pain to miss,
But of all pains,the greatest pain
It is to love, but to love in vain."

I had to get over him.For months now, a stone had been sitting on my heart.I'd shed a lot of tears over him,lost a lot of sleep,eaten a lot of cake batter.Somehow, I had to move on. Life would be hell if i didn't shake loose from the grip he had on my heart.I most definitely didn't want to keep feeling this way,alone in a love affair meant for two.
Even if I'd always thought we'd end up together.Even if he still had a choke chain on my heart...