Misspriss's blog post - Once there was a girl...

Once there was a girl who thought she would never be enough. She had friends who walked away and never looked back, and she had friends she walked away from for her own mental health. But this girl, she is one that holds on to even the most obscure memory and will sometimes miss people, even those who have harmed her in the past and treated her very poorly. But she is learning. She is growing. And she is thriving in this new life. One without toxicity. She is reaching giant goals set for herself and instead of trying to make others proud, she is finding pride in her own accomplishments.

Once upon a time I thought I was destined for a mediocre life. I let people treat me poorly and cared what their opinions of me were. Then one day I realized that I bring so much to the people around me, often at the expense of my own well being, so I stopped. I started putting me first, going after the things that I wanted. Not only did I start to reach huge goals, other people started to see a change in me and recognize that they had no power over my mental well being any longer. That one person who used to tear me down, well, she found that it stopped working and with each jab thrown my way, I gained strength and motivation. Her competition stopped being with me because I stopped competing.

2021, the year I learned to truly love myself. And I am fucking phenomenal!!!