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everything that is broken was once whole and can be fixed again with a bit of time, understanding and love.
Life is too beautiful to not appreciate it. Beauty is always before us. We must remember to open our eyes.”
I didn’t think I would be okay, but I am. I am here, and I am free.
He was everything and more. Until he wasn’t. Until I was competing with every girl he came across. I never won. My confidence was knocked until it didn’t exist. But I’m building it again. I’m learning to love all the things that Kai hated. I’m trying to appreciate the things he complained about. I try to hold onto confidence,
“Because I only just realised how much I missed myself too.”
but I only ever knew the side he wanted to show me. I was so desperate to feel loved that I accepted it, despite the little bells going off in my brain. I want the chance to live the love stories I have spent my life reading and dreaming about. I owe myself that. I refuse to put myself through that pain again.”
This is the end of heartbreak and the start of healing.
Don’t sell yourself short for the sake of feeling loved.
“Love yourself enough that you don’t need it from someone else.”
It’s okay to accept that some things aren’t meant to last forever. I don’t have to erase the good moments with her, but I do have to respect myself.
