“Decide you’re deserving of real friendship, true commitment and complete love with people who are healthy and thriving, and watch how quickly everything begins to change.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don’t get frustrated with yourself over how long it’s taking you to heal. It might take months. It might take years. That is okay. Everyone’s timeline is different.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Thank you for letting me go because you gave me the chance to know exactly what I want and what kind of love I need. You made room for someone better to come along.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com
“It’s better to give yourself the love you need than to give your whole heart to someone who will only meet you halfway.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Stop waiting for them to fix you. They are the thing that broke you.”— Mairéad McCarron, thoughtcatalog.com
“You cannot keep pouring your love into a heart that is closed off to it. It will only leave you empty. You have to walk away.”— Bianca Sparacino, thoughtcatalog.com
“I hope you trust the timing of your life, and that you follow your own path without worrying so much about what everyone else is doing or how fast they are moving.”— Colleen George, thoughtcatalog.com
“Be a little bit gentler with yourself. Forgive yourself more. Practice self-compassion. And remember that you don’t have to put on a brave face all of the time. You don’t have to be any certain way for you to be loved. Just do what you can with where you are. That is enough.”— Colleen George, thoughtcatalog.com
“Self-love doesn’t mean you feel superior to those around you and it doesn’t mean you’re stoic or cold-hearted. It just means you believe in yourself, you know what you want, you know what kind of love and respect you deserve and you’re not willing to accept anything less than that.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com