only 1 her. a.g.

you did the right thing, love.

      and for the people who are against you cutting off those toxic family members:

      stop invalidating other people's feelings/decisions simply because you use "blood" as an excuse to enable toxic and abusive behavior. it's not you, so please put yourself in their shoes. their reason is their reason and it doesn't matter if you agree or not regardless of age. you have no right to tell one how to feel or how to go about it. when you side the abuser you become the enabler.

      reminder:

      you are not fake or selfish for removing yourself

      from bad energy that stunts your growth

      whether you've known them for years or minutes

      it's okay to remove yourself peacefully

      history does not define present loyalty

      nor does it define permanence

       -in order to fully prosper you must outgrow

       certain things and certain people to discover

       the new right things, and people meant for you.

      my growth is not an aesthetic mood board on pinterest. bettering myself is not an aesthetic. what i put out isn't "mood" on social media. it's my life. i put out what i hope will heal others that are going through things, too. it's not a look, it's what brought me out of my old sad life.

      keep it

      what you give and put out is what you get back and more.

      the universe is listening

      God is listening

      a lost orphan in the middle

      when you left me

      you left me lost in the dark

      i had no choice but to leave

      i had nowhere to go

       -although i was lost, i found me– a new me.