(pt.2) the secret to keeping your skin clear...

is to allow people who do you wrong to walk out of your life.

There's a certain point in a failing relationship that one briefly thinks to themselves, my life would be better if you weren't here. Some would think that means they should "unalive" someone but I appropriately recommend that it's a sign to let a person go.

It's never easy to let go of someone or something that is no longer serving you or making your life a living nightmare (that is if you even figure out that you're in the nightmare). But it's always worth it after doing so. It takes someone with a lot of resilience to realize they deserve to be treated better and to be uplifted, praised, or encouraged to be themselves. The people in your life that deserve even a SPECK of your attention are the ones who show up for you and treat you right. There is strength and wisdom in having proper boundaries and values set for yourself.

There have been so many guys that have entered my life, I genuinely thought they would stay for the long run. I allowed them to tell me everything I wanted to hear. "There's something different about you. You're not like other guys I've met." Apparently there's this "something special" I have that only a select few a guys (might I add) can get their hands on. However, it's not precious enough to them to grip tightly to. In fact, that special something is worth letting go of, or taking for granted.

Don't ever let a man take you for granted and still keep him around.

Let him walk away. And actually, let him take you for granted too, because you don't need someone else to realize what's special about you or why you're worth someone showing up for. You're fucking fantastic.