This needs to be on my mirror as a daily reminder. We've all had toxic people in our lives and for me it's been a pattern with friends and men. Being an only child, I've always valued my friends like family and hung onto the toxic ones much longer than I should have. Saying goodbye is hard but hanging onto someone who is toxic is much more painful.
I call these people my "noble friends". They are great teachers in our lives if we are willing to look at the lesson. These people don't show up by accident; they show up to teach us. Each time we able to recognize something in ourselves that needs healing, that's one less layer of junk we carry.
These people will continue to show up until we learn the lesson whether that be self love, self respect, boundaries, courage, strength, etc. If someone doesn't bring out the best in you, bottom line, cut em' loose. Be willing to look at the lesson they are there to teach you.
Somewhere out there is a saying, if you die with one friend at your funeral that REALLY had your back, you were successful. And so it is.
We are all in this together! Let's be strong and love ourselves more.
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