Red flags

 You didn't ignore the

red flags because

you were blind.

You ignored them 

because you wanted

the relationship.

Red flags do not always hide. Sometimes we

explain them away because we are emotionally

invested in the outcome. Healing begins when you

stop judging yourself and start telling yourself the

truth.

You didn't ignore the red flags because you were 

blind.

You ignored them because you wanted the

relationship.

You wanted the connection to be real.

You wanted the potential to become promise.

You wanted the good moments to outweigh the

inconsistency.

You wanted the story in your head to become the

truth in front of you.

But sometimes wanting something badly can

make you negotiate with what your spirit already

knows.

The Mirror is where you stop shaming yourself for

what you ignored and start getting honest about 

why you ignored it.

You were not blind.

You were attached.

And now that you can see it clearly, you can 

choose differently.

~Kim Love Jones