The Art of Letting Go

by Rania Naim

It’s hard to let go, but it’s harder to be unhappy.

You have to truly love yourself, inside and out, before you can be in a successful relationship.

Thank you for not only falling short of my expectations, but for giving me new reasons to have higher ones. Thank you for personifying every person’s nightmare in a relationship: For the cheating, lying, emotional abuse, and indifference. Thank you for giving me those experiences, only because they allowed me to determine what my lines were, and when you crossed them. I am indebted to your actions – they made my skin so thick, that you can’t even see the blood course through my veins anymore. Yet, I am still alive.

Your lies and deceit made me realize how much I valued myself, my body, and the right to leave a situation that puts either in danger.

What did I learn from this relationship that I can use in my next relationship? What did I do in this relationship that I won’t ever do again in another relationship? What qualities do I truly need in a partner? (Think of qualities your ex had that you appreciated, as well as areas where he was lacking that you realized you need.) Why did I stay even though the relationship wasn’t working? What did I learn about myself through my time with him?

What did I learn from this relationship that I can use in my next relationship? What did I do in this relationship that I won’t ever do again in another relationship? What qualities do I truly need in a partner? (Think of qualities your ex had that you appreciated, as well as areas where he was lacking that you realized you need.) Why did I stay even though the relationship wasn’t working? What did I learn about myself through my time with him

Reshape. Remold. Reconnect. And begin again.

This Is Me Letting You Go

This was the hardest chapter to read at the moment. So much truth.

That sometimes the best thing you can do for someone you love is to let them go