I had an Empowering moment that made me smile. I was thinking about how terrible I was treated by a group of people. This was not a lingering thought, it was a repetitive thought that was very upsetting to me. I wondered why these people did not like me. I wondered why they listened to lies and rumors. I wondered why they treated me so cruelly. I wondered why they spiritually and emotionally abused me. I wondered why my tears and pain did not matter to them and even made them happy. I wondered why they always questioned me. I wondered why they hated me. Then I thought Why do I care? I wondered why am I wasting my energy and time trying prove my quality and loyalty to these people. Why would I want to be where I am disrespected?
I thought why do I need such horrible people to like me. I thought why do I need such cowards to have my back. why do I want such liars and followers that have never showed me any compassion to love me or even like me? Why do I care?
What really matters is how I think of them. I do not respect them. I do not like them. I do not want these kind of people in my life. I do not want to continue to sell my self short because I put value in their twisted lies. My opinion matters! My beliefs matter! This is when I took my power back!
You have to live by your own set of beliefs and truths and know that they matter. When you live by the opinions of others you give them power over your life. I was in a place where I actually needed the validation of others to feel whole. The truth is I can leave when people do not want me. The truth is I can leave when I do not want others. Why would anyone want to be in a painful place full of torment?
My situation involves a stalker/abuser/bully that poisons situations in my life. It took me a long time to realize this and now I know to look past the actions of others and seek out the cause. I know their is a cancerous person that has implanted themselves in my life and must go! But it took me believing my myself and knowing the value of my own opinion to see the evil work of another. What is your story?
When you own the value of your opinion you will see clearly. When you see clearly you can make the necessary changes to rebuild your life and rid it of poisonous people with negative opinions.
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