Toxic relationships are something that came to my mind for this prompt. I found a quote on Facebook that stood out to me when I went through my own friendship issues. Sometimes it is hard to leave a tough friendship, because you’re scared it’s gonna get worse, bullying, gossiping, back stabbing, etc. However, there is one thing that I learned that made me stronger. When you leave a toxic environment, it allows you to grow. Life is a roller coaster, sometimes we are up and then down. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. I know what it feels like to go through a tough time with friends, but in the end God told us to love and forgive. It is hard to do, but you have to walk away and be the bigger person.
“We don’t walk away to teach people a lesson. We walk away because we finally learned ours.”
Dolly Parton
Sometimes when you take yourself out of a bad relationship or environment, there is backlash. It is very hard to understand why it is happening to you, but in that moment you have to realize you were the bigger person. You are doing what is best for you, and at the end of the day, that is what matters.
If you take anything from this post, please know that whatever you are going through, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
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