“Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.”

This is so hard to do. As humans we are walking contradictions. I really thought that I was alone in this but I was reminded of the truth. We try to emit all of these positive and creative ideas and love on other people but the fact of the matter is, people hurt us and things don’t go as planned. We have to mentally go through the process over and over again to forgive and learn how to be gentle with others again. When you’re hurt or angry, it’s important to be careful with your words and not respond in anger or in turn talk hurtfully about others. This is something I constantly have to remind myself.

Originally written June 21, 2018.