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Your touch struck me like lightning; it set my heart on fire, but paralyzed my brain.
How many stabs is it going to take for me to realize my worth? Every chance I give, you wreck. Every promise you make, you break. You always leave, and I burst into tears. If anyone knew the things you put me through, they’d probably say that I was insane for staying with the person who owns the knife to my wounds. Love is not an excuse, but love is the only reason.
INTUITION I don’t like to gamble, but if there is one thing I am willing to bet on, it’s my intuition. Because how can I distrust my gut when it has never failed me?
REVEALING SINGS Don’t be fooled by someone’s promises when their actions often contradict their words. Playing blind to the truth is self-abuse. You know your worth - I know you do. So trust the signs - they speak the truth.
I stopped trying to figure out what went wrong when I realized that it was always wrong and could never get right.
ALMOST RIGHT You were almost right. You had most of the qualities I had been looking for. You showed me things I had never seen before. I saw the potential in you, I saw the potential in us, I overcame the dirt you branded as mistakes, and although it was difficult, I thought it would be worth it. But you just kept repeating them, time and time again. You clearly could not help yourself. It almost could have worked, but that bad quality outweighed all the good. Almost was never enough.
It takes strength to forgive without closure. Only when you left me broken, I found self-love. Heartbreak is a brutal teacher.
She has a kind soul, but a cold heart.
NO RETURNS You were foolish to think that I would ever trust you with my key again, when after I let you in, you stung my heart and left me stranded in your deceit. You had your chance - now it’s gone.
MEMORY TRIGGERS Some past mistakes live on your skin as beautiful memory triggers for the moans you should have absorbed, but ignored. Like the sound of your mother’s voice every time you look at that permanent scar you could have avoided, if only you had listened.
BODY POSITIVE To all the women struggling to love their looks, let me ask you something: who are you comparing yourselves to? Why is it that we spend more time admiring the beauty in others, and not cherishing the beauty within ourselves? Let’s stop searching for our beauty in the compliments of others, and practice appreciating the magic living within us.
NATURE As my relationship with God strengthens, my appreciation for His art increases.
NO ORDINARY WOMAN I am not just a woman. I am a lion perceived as a rabbit. The trait of a warrior lives inside of me.
Learn how to love yourself, then teach others how it’s done. We rise not only by lifting others, but by speaking our truth.
SITUATIONSHIP Back at it again with the guy you’re supposed to be over. You know he’s no good, but still you feed him attention. You sacrifice your needs to satisfy his. Sometimes you want to call him, but you’re scared he won’t be there, because majority of the time he is busy and absent. Now you question yourself: to swim with the shark or away from the risk? If you find yourself trapped in a situationship, stop giving too much of yourself away. Let him prove to you he’s worth the risk.
DIGNITY Be brave enough to walk away and wait for someone to treat you right, before you end up giving your whole self to a heartless stranger.
Because being alone will never outburn the loneliness grieved in the wrong relationship.
GOODBYE You walked away, now you’re walking back. Why is that? If you are going to go, stay gone. I am fed up with your hot-and-cold attitude, and I am done with biting my tongue. I am not going to be that girl anymore, who remains quiet for peace. I will speak my mind because I value myself, and I am done with you taking advantage of me. Your fabricated stories, I no longer have time for. I’ve got more important things to do. I have goals to achieve and places to be. If you cannot respect me, expect me to leave.
I DESERVE I deserve to be loved. I deserve to be happy. I deserve to be appreciated and treated with respect. I am tired of fighting my depression over you. I am tired of settling for what I don’t deserve. I am done with treading on broken glass. I give up on tolerating less than my worth. Now I’m dropping anyone who disturbs my peace. And I’m blocking anyone who makes me feel unwanted. I’m slashing my way out of toxic relationships, and asserting my dignity and pride. For I am saving all my love for someone who proves that they’re loyal and down to ride. GOD'S PLAN God would never take what
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GOOD RIDDANCE I knew I had to leave. I was tired of feeling empty and forcing sleep to escape the pain of feeling unloved and unworthy. I was giving too much of myself, and not receiving enough. I was depriving myself of happiness, and not smiling enough. I was floating along with feelings, but had to jump off with pride. Moving on for the better, ready for something better.
I lost my appetite for you. - taste buds change
Anger is never an excuse to be bitter. There is never an excuse for sin. I challenge you not to grant anyone the power to destroy the beauty of your pure heart. I dare you not to wrong others, for the way they have wronged you. You are better than that. You are kinder than that. What good will two wrongs make?
But when the war was over, I came back to my senses and made a vow to myself: “I’m gonna love me better.”
PARTNERSHIP I crave a love that adds value to my life. I don’t want a relationship, I want a partnership. Someone to aid me up the mountain of life and guide me through the valleys of adversity. Someone who is able to breathe in sync and dance by my side through thick and thin. I want that grind-together type of love, with a best friend I can build an empire beside.
