I cried today.
It wasn't in the public of my own self, it was in between my mother and brother and amongst a church congregation. It hurt, because as the preacher preached of the fresh start that 2011 had the potential to bring all I could think about was the pain that still lingered from 2010.
Truth is my previous relationship hurt me more than I realized, and time has suddenly brought out some hurt that I didn't even know existed. Worst part is, all the hurt that was caused was basically stuff that I caused myself for not standing for anything. Last year, I had a teacher that required our class to read the book What Do You Stand For? by Jim Lichtman, this book had a series of stories that explained why each individual stood for specific principles. Had I taken everything that I should have from the book I would have remembered that what I stand for is more important than a whole lot of other things. Instead, I let the concept of love interrupt my true beliefs.
What do you stand for?
Do you stand for....
...is it respect, traditions, value, potential, reality, understanding, love---it could be anything. During the course of my relationship I didn't stand for anything, and I fell for every single thing. SO in the future I am taking with me every single value. Starting tonight I am going to write down my values so that I am guaranteed not to lose them because of someone else. It's a shame when our personality gets watered down for the sake of another person and we lose the true identity that we hold.
Ladies, remember what you stand for, because thru the obstacles, the drama, and all the hate they will face sometime in our lives we are going to lose ourselves, which is the most beautiful thing that we have.
The values and morals that you uphold make you a beautiful individual, don't lose that.
Maybe one day: ♥
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