I’m done with false friends. (No, really this is a thank you letter)
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I’ve been treated quite badly by people whom I thought were real people, real friends.
People I’d known for a while. I was loyal, there for them in their darkest moments.
Before they found their spark again, they had pulled away from the rest of the world. I helped nurse wounds, heal broken pieces, took care of the mundane so they could spend their energy on helping themselves.
In both cases, I watched another person, an outsider, come in and basically turn the one I had helped against me, against themselves, and against other friends in a very short period of time. All under the guise of *love*, be it friendship or other.
I’ve watched those who were my friends change into people/something I don’t know anymore. At least other have seen the change, I’m not the only one shaking my head in sadness and confusion. The loss sent me spinning for a bit. Confused. Sad.
Now, I cant be involved at all. Im happy with my own growth, who I’m becoming, who I am. I only have enough energy for moving forward, growing, and for those who are doing the same.
For the first time in my life, I’m learning to love, accept, and forgive myself. I’ve always saved those things for those that hurt me.
Now on to the THANK YOU:
I want to thank the real people, the true people, the ones with no agenda, the ones working diligently on growing and learning.
Without knowing it, the collective force of human betterment has helped me move forward in love, instead of hurt and anger. Some people we’ve known for a very long time, some not long at all, and some many more we’ve never met. Even if none of us know who each other are, I thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
We shall prevail!
We shall struggle, we shall always be ourselves, forever striving to be better people than we were yesterday.
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