Dedicated to my dear sister <3
Water only what waters you. A life changing quote I came across the other day. For anyone confused, it simply means spend time ONLY with people who put in the same effort back. Spend time doing ONLY what you love. ONLY speak words you love and believe in. This belief can be applied in every area of your life.
This quote opened my eyes up to a fact I usually brush off; a few of my relationships are indeed one sided. And the odds are, some of yours may be too. You see, I believe everyone is an expert in something and we certainly can learn important things from each other, but in some relationships, there isn’t growth left. You just can’t grow from it anymore and that itself is a frightening fact. But, being humans, we cling to nostalgia rather than the present and it leaves us exhausted and drained. We hold stagnant and overused energy, due to being hesitant to change.
As my sister beautifully (and quite confusingly) put it,
“Our energy is the sun. The leeches are the toxic relationships and they suck our light. The moths are our real friends and they struggle to find us because we continue to allow the leeches to leech.”
Pay attention to how the leeches aren’t toxic PEOPLE instead, toxic RELATIONSHIPS. Most people aren’t toxic themselves, rather, the situation and relationship itself is the true cause of the toxicity. But don’t take this the wrong way. Do spontaneous acts of kindness. Give love to others even when they don’t give it to you. But be sure to put up your mental barrier.
You, my dear friend, have got to put your energy and focus into good things. New beginnings, adventure, and life await you. All you’ve got to do is release the leeches and find the moths.
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