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How can you save a relationship if you can’t even save yourself from it?

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I am not afraid to shed the skin that once was warm with your touch. The familiarity I wore like an extra layer—one, for the longest time, I was too stubborn to take off.

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Sometimes lost love is a reminder. Of who we are. Of our worth.

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This year, I’m letting go of people, of things, of feelings, of thoughts that aren’t mine to keep. That aren’t bringing me hope. That aren’t pushing me to be a better person or inspiring me to stand after I’ve fallen down.

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Releasing is not synonymous with giving up. Releasing is space, new beginnings, and hope.

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Time does not stop those souls who were made for each other.

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You deserve to lead your best possible life without him dragging you down. You deserve to be happy in your current reality without being trapped in old memories. You deserve to be unabashedly yourself without anyone dimming your light.

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I have learned that loving you means letting you leave.

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You have to understand that sometimes you can do everything in your power to make something happen, and it’s just not meant to be. You can give yourself to a person, to a circumstance, to a situation, and end up empty, simply because it wasn’t meant for you.

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‘Wanting’ to get over him is not enough.