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having a big heart is a blessing + a curse, but your mental health is the most important. filtering out the people you surround yourself w + also on social media has been the best decision i’ve ever made.
for years i was blind, let everything slide in all of my relationships/friendships + always thought i could be better. but in reality it was that i could DO better than what i was being handed, + the cards i have been dealt.
you’d think after everything id be a cruel and mean person w a cold heart, but everything that has happened actually blessed me in ways you wouldn’t even understand. i’ve become my best self in these past few months and know deep down in my heart that the toxic cycle has finally been broken. some relationships are meant to stay in the past. i deserve exactly what im meant to have. 🫶🏼
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