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If people judge, they judge. Then what happens? They have a thought about you? So. Freaking. What?

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Let’s stop letting people cross our boundaries.

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When I say “yes” to arriving at the church early to help set up for the morning, I’m saying “no” to helping my wife get the kids up and ready for the day.

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You always overcommit to everything because you can’t say no. You’re worried that you’ll end up hurting someone’s feelings or disappointing them so you always go – even when it’s the last thing you want to do.

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You deserve the love you keep giving away.

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Not everyone was made to love that way, and that’s all right, because most people will love you back in the best way they know how. You have to accept the different kind of loves there are in the world if you want to exist happily in it.

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People pleasing is completely selfish. It’s me having this horrible anxiety that someone has some sort of expectation of me and that I may let them down in some form. It’s my incessant need to be accepted and approved and liked.

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You hold onto friendships and past relationships even if they don’t fulfill you. You hold onto keeping in touch with all your exe’s and ex besties because you don’t want to disapoint them or cause them pain. In reality, you’re making yourself feel worse and are actually causing yourself more and more anguish.