“So come on let it go. Just let it be. Why don’t you be you. And I’ll be me. Everything’s that’s broke. Leave it to the breeze. Why don’t you be you. And I’ll be me.” – James Bay, Let It Go
You’ve just been unceremoniously dumped, left by the guy you’d really tried to make things work with.
You replay every moment, every memory, like a movie reel in your mind. You keep telling yourself that if you just had one more chance, everything would be different.
You could change things until they wanted you again and things would go back to how they used to be. How they were in the beginning of your relationship, the honeymoon phase.
Some things are worth fixing, but others are better off broken. You know deep down inside that you need to walk away completely.
Even though every step you take breaks your heart open a little more. Even when it gets hard to breathe and all you want to do is cry and crumple to the floor.
I promise you this though: if you give yourself time, your eyes will open to things you never realized. Those little red flags that you had missed while wearing your rose-colored glasses.
The broken promises, the unanswered text messages. The insecurities that crept up when they wouldn’t get ahold of you (if they ever even asked for your company to begin with.)
You’ll start to look at the relationship from another perspective and realize that it never was as incredible as you’d wanted it to be.
The sleepless nights will begin to fade. You’ll find yourself dreaming of a new love, a better love, not just the one who left.
The pain will lessen as you start to rebuild yourself and your boundaries to be sure you never again allow someone to treat you in ways you’re undeserving of.
Your self-worth will start to skyrocket. Each day gets a little brighter and you’ll start to become yourself, not the person who feels they have to change to be loved.
So just tell yourself to breathe, because everything truly will be alright. Life is worth so much more than living every day walking on eggshells.
