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Life gets lighter when you stop trying to be everything to everyone.

Sometimes our fatigue is not due to overwork.

But caused by trying to please everyone

Try to be good in other people's eyes, try to explain yourself to everyone to understand.

Trying to maintain that relationship.

The other side never tried to heal.

Until forgetting to ask myself if we can

In fact, we don't have to be everything to anyone.

People who love and understand us.

Won't make us tired to prove our own worth.

Some things can be released.

Some people can go, let him go.

Some expectations put down, put down.

Then will find that...

Life is not getting better because of problems.

That's gone, but lighter because we give up carrying things that no longer need to be carried.

And today...Is there anything you should

Put it down so the heart can rest?

# Positive power # Encouragement every day # lemon 8 diary # Lemon 8 Howtoo

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