
To the people who have come and gone, to the people I have cut out of my life, sorry but not sorry. You made it personal when you showed me you did not have my best interest at heart. Your toxicity was ended, and no, I do not regret it. To the people who have entered my life, to the people that I am slowly learning to let in my inner circle, please understand I am doing it a little at a time and that I’m trying to learn to trust again. I am trying to find and build my support system, something I never really have had in life. It is something I want to have because I want to learn to let myself be vulnerable while being accepted or wanting to feel accepted, welcomed, not judged, respected, and shown a personal level of understanding without placing any conditions on my willingness to test the waters and let you in my life. I’m trying to learn who will and who will not hurt me. I’ve been through so much in my life, and by letting you in, I’m giving you a glimpse of my life from behind the emotional scars, hurt, and personality disguise that I have used to protect myself. In many ways, I am learning to live again and find a newfound personal freedom from beyond the weight of the chains and burdens I have carried all these years.