#ChooseYourself

[cateyedronin]

Accept yourself before you prioritize the acceptance of others.

There’s a growing realization that you don’t need to seek approval from peers who don’t genuinely support you. This mindset shift is a significant win for your self-esteem and emotional health.

[moonshadowmystique]

After all these months of trying, I finally realized something life-changing: you cannot change another person. No matter how much you love them or how hard you try, their growth and choices are their own. But what you can change is yourself—your mindset, your reactions, and your boundaries. And in doing so, you reclaim your power.

True peace comes when you stop trying to control others and focus on your own growth. When you let go of that need, you will find freedom, strength, and a deeper sense of self-worth.

[istyles]

When making friends, just be yourself, and not the person that others want you to be.

PS: Being yourself only applies if it does not get you into jail.

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[truthmeetscourage]

Someday I hope to find the man who wants me too. It's ok to be needed sometimes, but not as the basis for a relationship. I want to be desired, chosen, and to desire and choose him in the same way. For right now though, I am choosing myself. A real connection doesn't come along everyday and that's what I'm waiting for. 🌷

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

I’m at the point in my life where I’d rather be alone than mistreated.

[jjngrce]

Hi

What makes you happy? Is it a walk in the park, blasting BENEE on your headphone, singing, "That was a waste of fucking time, you were a waste of fucking time!", "The others, they don't have the same effect, don't wanna be someone who you forget. "or "La, la, la, la, Lonely, I'm a lonely bitch!" or listening to a smutty audiobook, thoroughly describing how they will fuck you on the dining table, or their hands traversing under the table from your knee to the apex of your thigh? Scandalous! How do you chase your dopamine? Is it having a new crush? It's quite silly, huh? How your heart stutters when they are in the vicinity. How a whole jungle of animals is dancing in your stomach. Hey, you can choose yourself, you know that, right? You don't have to wait; this is the time. You can be and do whatever you desire. You can do the things you said you would start and didn't because life happened. Is it a dusty book half written in the back of your dresser? Is it a song you were trying to write? Do you want to move to another city and reinvent yourself? You can totally do that. Or perhaps simple things make you happy? Do you want to watch the series you've been holding off because work is taking up a massive space in your life? Or a warm shower---a rain of water washing all the pain away. And, yes, let's not forget sleep! It is important you know. You can stay up late and maybe sleep in? Or call that friend, that friend who will sit and process everything with you. Again, there is no limit. This is your life, your choices, and your happiness. Take care of yourself. :)

---Joan G, excerpt from When I say, What I Mean

[heavenscloset777]

yeah you've known them for a long time, but is there a future to this friendship? are they going to keep treating you like this? have they ever changed in the past? don't accept disrespect from anyone ever. no one is worth losing yourself over, princess

[insidemymind025]

There is nothing selfish about choosing yourself.

[ishliebedich]

Not everything deserves your energy. Not every battle needs to be fought. Not everyone is meant to stay in your life.

Your peace is precious. It’s what keeps you grounded, happy, and whole. But it can be easily disturbed—by toxic people, endless obligations, unnecessary drama, or even your own overthinking. That’s why protecting your peace isn’t selfish; it’s necessary.

Set boundaries. It’s okay to say no. Your time and energy are limited; spend them wisely. Let go of negativity. Not everything needs a reaction. Protect your mind from unnecessary stress. Surround yourself with peace. Choose people and environments that uplift you, not drain you. Prioritize your well-being. Rest, breathe, and take care of yourself without guilt.

Peace isn’t just found, it’s created. And sometimes, the best way to protect your peace is to walk away from anything that disrupts it. You owe yourself that much. 💙✨

[theloulouge]

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If someone doesn’t value you, they deserve to lose you.

[wonderyin]

The Courage to Choose Yourself Sometimes, we carry things longer than we should—whether it’s a job, a relationship, a path we thought we had to follow. And one day, you wake up with a quiet voice inside saying, I just don’t want that anymore for myself. And let me tell you—that is reason enough. You don’t have to explain, justify, or defend your choice to anyone. Your heart knows when something is no longer for you, and that simple truth holds all the weight you need to move forward. You deserve to choose what brings you peace, what makes you feel alive, what allows you to breathe freely. Don’t ever let anyone make you feel like ‘I just don’t want that anymore’ isn’t a valid reason—it’s the most powerful reason of all. Because your happiness, your freedom, your well-being matter more than anything else. And sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to let go, not because it’s easy, but because your soul is ready for something more.- wonderyin

[tranquilsynchronicity]

When we embrace our worth, we become unstoppable in pursuing what truly aligns with us.✨️

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💖 Through my writing, I hope to inspire others and create a connection that goes beyond words.✨️

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You must allow yourself to be manipulated, in order, to manipulate others. To take control, you must reach for it. In this reach lies fear. So many people reach for your attention daily. Seldom without ulterior motive.

This makes it hard to trust when ever you see this reach. Past traumas come to light when desires to harm the hand that reaches towards you, manifest. Even if it would feed you. Intrusive thoughts Expecially tell you to if it trys to poison/feed you.

You chose you before you would take a chance with any deceitful hands.

Beautiful isn't it? In this moment good and evil are not black or white. They are even the same exzact shape. Changing the mindstate would help you right?

Just exhale years of pain and forgive with a single breath.

Is it safe to take that chance? Be the change you wanna see in the world?

This pain is carried on your sholders and theirs as well

But to do this you must reach inside. Do the very thing to yourself that others have learned to do to you.

No! Change takes time. Any good change that is.

If you cut two clients hair, are you a barber?

You can manipulate hair, just not worth anything, yet. It is in this slight reach into the relm of possibility where you find purpose.

How do you feel gripping that. The motive could feel negative, or positive. But it is yours and yours alone. Label it if you need.

But just know you can die without changing, not everyone has to have the same standards or wants as you.

Be kind to yourself.

[bumxxbee]

Do It For Them

They have this saying, "Be the adult you needed when you were a child," and I kept replaying that over and over. Thinking about the little girl who would spend her days daydreaming of who I would become. Maybe even who I am today. I remember her having so much hopes and dreams; living in an apartment in the city, having a fun and healthy lifestyle that was filled with love, laughter, sometimes some sadness, sometimes with anger. But it would be a life that I could call my own. The main thing she thought of was I became the woman I needed when I was a little girl. Someone who was filled with love, kindness, strength, and wisdom despite of the world's cruelty. Someone who would choose herself. Someone who would put on a brave face in front of a crowd regardless of her scars, and would heal them behind closed doors. Just.. someone she could look up to.

I find myself looking back to that little girl. More importantly on days that seem so slow, on days that I wish that would end quicker or entirely. I think about her innocent and sweet heart; her sparkling, big eyes filled with hopes and dreams for me.. and it reminds me of my purpose. That I am not just doing this for me now, I am doing this for her as well. I would think that how could I give up.. on her? How could I break her little heart? The little one that believed in me..

She gives me strength. And I will owe it all to her. I do owe it to her. I could not, for the life in me, have the heart to let her down. And someday, I will make her proud. Fulfilled even.

So that quote was right; do it for the child in you that believed in you when no one else did. The child in you that needed the adult you are and will be now. The child that still lives in you, waiting that you will become the person they have hoped you will be.

[galuheyy]

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[realtalkwithmattycom]

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