I wasn’t always like this there was a time when I used to give too much my time my energy my heart to people who didn’t value it i wanted to make everyone happy even if it meant losing myself a little more each time i used to stay quiet when things hurt me, pretending I was fine because I thought being kind meant accepting everything but it only left me tired… empty then something in me shifted i started noticing how drained I felt how much of myself I was giving away I realized that peace doesn’t come from being loved by others it comes from loving yourself enough to walk away when you must stopped explaining myself to people who never tried to understand began choosing silence over chaos, distance over fake closeness now I’m learning to rebuild myself slowly take care of my mind my heart and my space I’ve become more selective not out of pride but out of peace my relationships are fewer but more genuine i no longer chase beg, or overthink If something or someone feels heavy i let go i'm not completely healed yet but I’m getting there i still have soft days, moments where I feel too much but I’ve learned that softness isn’t weakness it's strength that feels deeply and still chooses peace I’m proud of how far I’ve come, and even if I’m still a work in progress I’m finally becoming the version of me I needed all along

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