Other people don’t get to treat you badly just because they’re suffering and you don’t get to treat other people badly just because you’re suffering. We all have a responsibility not to take our pain out on others, no matter how hard what we’re going through is.
we justify
our own toxicity
when we get
in our feelings
understand your feelings
trace the thoughts
that led to them
but do not trust them
to take you
anywhere good
“Self care is not selfish or self indulgent. We cannot nurture others from a dry well. We need to take care of our own needs first, then we can give from our surplus, our abundance.”
— Jennifer Loudon
“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”
— William James
decide you will continue
until you find what makes it worth living
for you
“I couldn’t heal because I kept pretending I wasn’t hurt.”
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