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Sometimes letting go of hands doesn't mean we stop loving, but it means

.. love sometimes teaches us

It doesn't always make things better.

.. some relationships.

The more you try to heal,

The more we both got tired

And on the day we let go

We may not be immediately stronger.

.. but we're learning

To take care of my own heart.

🤍🥀 you ever had to release someone.

Although still in love

# Second hand heart

# Written for you to see

# Let go of hands

# Love

# Feelings

# Love story

3/19 Edited to

... Read moreในประสบการณ์ของผม การปล่อยมือจากคนที่เรายังรักไม่ได้หมายความว่าเราไม่รักหรือไม่ใส่ใจอีกต่อไป แต่เป็นการตระหนักถึงความสำคัญของตัวเราเองและการให้โอกาสหัวใจได้พักจากความเจ็บปวดที่อาจเกิดขึ้นจากความสัมพันธ์ที่ไม่สมดุล ในหลายครั้งที่พยายามยื้อความสัมพันธ์เพียงเพื่อให้มันยังคงอยู่ กลับกลายเป็นว่าทั้งสองฝ่ายต่างก็เหนื่อยล้าและเจ็บปวดมากขึ้น ผมเคยผ่านช่วงเวลาที่ต้องตัดสินใจปล่อยมือ แม้ในใจยังคงรักอยู่ แต่ความรักในครั้งนั้นกลับทำให้ผมรู้สึกว่าตัวเองกำลังสูญเสียความสุขและความสงบไป การปล่อยมือจึงเป็นเสมือนการเริ่มต้นใหม่ เป็นการให้เวลากับตัวเองในการเยียวยาและฟื้นฟูหัวใจ ซึ่งในที่สุดก็ทำให้ผมเข้าใจว่าการรักตัวเองคือพื้นฐานสำคัญของความรักที่แท้จริง การรักตัวเองในที่นี้ไม่ได้หมายถึงความเห็นแก่ตัว แต่เป็นการเคารพในความรู้สึกของตัวเอง เรียนรู้ที่จะรับฟังและยอมรับความเจ็บปวด ไม่ปิดกั้นความรู้สึก และลงมือดูแลสุขภาพจิตใจให้ดีขึ้น เช่นเดียวกับที่ในบทความพูดถึงว่าบางครั้งการปล่อยมือคือการเริ่มรักตัวเองมากขึ้น ซึ่งผมเห็นด้วยอย่างยิ่ง หากใครกำลังเผชิญกับความสัมพันธ์ที่ยากลำบาก อยากจะบอกว่าความกล้าที่จะปล่อยมือบางครั้งเป็นสิ่งที่จำเป็นและเป็นการแสดงความรักที่ยิ่งใหญ่ต่อหัวใจของตัวเอง ลองให้เวลาและโอกาสกับตัวเองได้เรียนรู้และเติบโตจากทุกประสบการณ์ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นความรักที่จบลงหรือความรักที่ยังคงอยู่ในใจ เพราะท้ายที่สุดแล้วการรักตัวเองจะช่วยให้เราพร้อมสำหรับรักครั้งใหม่ที่ดีกว่าได้ในอนาคต

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