Choose yourself, not once, not twice...

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Please don't ever abandon  yourself again.  Especially not in the name of trying to be validated by a temporary connection.  Stop holding on to things that don't demonstrate respect for your value. Start investing in things that remind you of your worth.  You deserve so much more.  And don’t shrink yourself just to fit into spaces that were never meant to hold your light.  Stop explaining your worth to those committed to misunderstanding you. Silence can be dignity too. Choose yourself, not once, not twice, but every single time it feels uncomfortable to do so. Let go without guilt, walk away without fear, and trust that what’s truly yours will never require you to abandon who you are. Grow into someone who feels like home to their own soul. Because at the end of it all,  the longest relationship you’ll ever have is the one you build with yourself.
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Maybe in another time, in another universe...

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Maybe in another time,
in another universe,
there is a little girl
with long, dark hair
and she is loved right
by the people who were supposed to love her.

she lies in fields of flowers
and butterflies dance on her cheeks
and the burn from the sun is the most painful thing she ever feels.
~jessica jocelyn

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