Cried enough

I saved this a few weeks ago...

From Ancestral Healing

You've cried enough for him.

You've spent countless nights holding back sobs, hoping he would come back, hoping he would change, or at least acknowledge the pain he caused.

But all that pain, all those tears, you carried them alone while he moved on without a second thought.

You broke yourself trying to understand why he couldn't love you the way you deserved. You begged, stayed silent, forgave too much, and gave too many chances.

You loved him deeply, even when he gave you nothing but confusion and heartache in return.

But now, it's time to stop. You've cried enough. Your tears won't bring him back, and even if they did, he isn't the kind of love you need.

He isn't the safe place you thought he could be. You have mourned the love you hoped for, and that's okay, but you can't keep living in that space.

There comes a moment where you must choose yourself, even if it hurts. There is strength in letting go, power in standing back up, and beauty in rediscovering yourself beyond the pain.

So wipe those tears, not because you're fully healed, but because you're choosing to rise.

You're choosing to heal, to grow, to stop begging for love that should have been freely given.

You've cried enough for someone who never deserved your softness. Now, it's time to pour that love back into you.

~Minda A. Mateo