Have you been in a one-sided friendship? A one-sided friendship can be painful and hard to handle. There is nothing more disappointing than caring so much for someone who is just passive or shows little to no effort. When you have this kind of relationship, you tend to ask yourself why this person cannot put …
Letting go
So, you bring me this puppy – she kisses my face, devours the cookies I offer, and our friendship starts. Several visits later, he starts to learn where all the cookie jars are in the clinic, and that lady in the white coat, well she’s okay…. Fast forward many visits later, now I am in love …
Letting go is a hard thing to do. People hold on to some things even if it keeps pulling them down. Faced with tough decisions, I believe that there are a time and place for everything. Some things are meant to last forever, while others are merely passing in our life. Whether it is a …
My brother, who was six years my junior, died suddenly, in Montreal. He was in ill health from a young age and lived long past the doctors’ medical prognosis. For many years, I had very little contact with my siblings. The occasional phone call was about all we could manage at the time. In the …
You’re afraid and you know that making a change is going to hurt like hell, but you also know, without a doubt, that a change has to be made. There’s no turning back. So often we tell ourselves that things will get better; the other person will change. Sometimes we even convince ourselves that we’re overreacting. …
I don’t know why we all hang on to something we know we’re better off letting go of, it’s like we’re scared to lose what we don’t even have. Some of us say we would rather have something than nothing at all, but the truth is to have something halfway is harder than having nothing …
There comes a point when you have to let go and stop trying with some people. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll find a way to include you and not ignore your presence. Sometimes you just need to let go and accept the fact that they don’t care for you the way you …
Some people will teach you about your own strength by always trying to make you feel inadequate and weak. Inadvertently, you will also learn the liberating power of letting go. — Dodinsky
Release and detach from every person, every circumstance, every condition, and every situation that no longer serves a divine purpose in your life. All things have a season, and all seasons must come to an end. Choose a new season, filled with purposeful thoughts and activities. — Iyanla Vanzant
We are often let down by the most trusted persons and loved by the most unexpected ones. Some makes us cry for things that we haven’t done, while some other ignore all our faults just to see our smile. Some leave us when we need them the most, while some stick to us even when …
There are things we don’t want to happen, but have to accept. Things we don’t want to know, but have to learn. And people we can’t live without but have to let go. — Jennifer Jareau
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. Giving up reduces your life. Letting go expands it. Giving up …