Step away

From Danielle Haynes

Give yourself permission to step away from the story that has already ended. Too often, we keep circling the same memories, replaying the same moments, and convincing ourselves that if we just hold on tighter, maybe things will go back to how they used to be. But love that requires you to beg, to shrink, to prove yourself over and over again, is not the kind of love that will allow your soul to grow. It's okay to grieve what was. It's okay to admit that you loved with everything you had. But it's also okay, necessary even, to accept that not every person we love is meant to stay.

Giving yourself a chance to meet someone else isn't about denying the love you once carried, nor is it about pretending that you weren't hurt. It's about choosing to believe that your heart deserves more than pain disguised as love. It's about making space for the possibility that someone out there is praying for the kind of love you've been aching to give, someone who won't make you question your worth or your place in their life. When you allow yourself to move forward, you are not replacing the past, you are reclaiming your future.

There's a quiet strength in this choice. It's not about rushing into someone else's arms to fill a void, but about trusting that you were never meant to spend your days starving for affection, begging for effort, or settling for almost love. It's about opening your heart again, even if it still carries scars, because those scars are proof of your courage to feel deeply. And one day, when love finds you in its purest form, you will look back and realize why it never worked out with anyone else. It wasn't because you were unworthy, but because your soul was being prepared for something better, something safer, something true.

So, give yourself that chance. Let go of what has already let go of you, and walk bravely toward the unknown. Because the right love will never require you to beg, it will simply show up, stay, and choose you, every single day.