avatarDestiny S. Harris

Summary

The web content discusses the importance of embracing change in relationships, letting go of negative influences, and being open to new, fulfilling connections for personal growth and self-improvement.

Abstract

The article emphasizes that it's natural and sometimes necessary for certain relationships to end, making room for new and potentially more positive ones. It encourages readers to accept the transient nature of relationships and to be open to change, suggesting that this acceptance is crucial for personal development. The text advises not to hold onto relationships that hinder growth or contribute to negativity, and to instead focus on building relationships that inspire, respect, and add value to one's life. It also highlights the importance of being the kind of friend one wishes to have, by embodying qualities such as kindness, patience, and honesty. The author, Destiny S. Harris, offers resources for further reading on the topic of mental health and relationships.

Opinions

  • Some relationships are not meant to last and it's important to recognize when it's time to let go.
  • New relationships can bring about positive change and elevate one's life.
  • It's essential to surround oneself with people who foster self-growth and contribute to a positive emotional and mental state.
  • One should not compromise their confidence and wholeness for the sake of a relationship.
  • Taking inventory of one's relationships can be a step towards living one's best life.
  • Being a good friend involves being loving, kind, thoughtful, giving, patient, non-judgemental, trustworthy, honest, fun, and humorous.
  • The author believes in the power of detachment and taking charge of one's life to enhance mental health.

Self-Improvement

Some People Have To Leave Your Life

Let Go of the Heavy, Negative, & Limiting People

Photo by Jan Canty on Unsplash

Part 1: Some People Have To Leave Your Life

In some relationships, you have tried and invested every ounce of energy and thought, but the relationship cannot go on for whatever reason; this is okay.

Some might need to mourn; others won’t. But the good news is that another door is opening for a new relationship with this door closing.

  • Learn to be okay with people leaving your life because it is bound to happen — whether you want it or not.
  • Learn to be open to new relationships.
  • Learn to let go of old relationships that are no longer working.
  • Learn to be open to change.

Some of us try to hold onto every relationship in our lives because we fear change, we fear developing new relationships, and we don’t like to be out of our comfort zones.

New-quality relationships will elevate your life.

Some people must leave your life — even if you want them back. If you truly care about someone, leave the door open in case they come back because they might, but if they don’t, be okay with that, too.

Don’t look for people who have left your life to come back, though (as if their departure has an expiration date); move on with your life, and be okay with them no longer being a part of your life.

Get out of your comfort zone and build some new, better, more fulfilling relationships.

And remember, be the friend you want others to be to you: be loving, be kind, be thoughtful, be giving, be patient, be non-judgemental, be trustworthy, be honest, be fun, be humorous, be everything you desire someone to be to you.

Part 2: Let Go of the Heavy, Negative, & Limiting People

Events, people, jobs, places, relationships, and our pasts can either make us or break us; you are the determinant, though.

Sometimes the relationships we put ourselves in aren’t always the best for us. Not everyone is good for us, and not everyone can provide the right factors to foster our self-growth.

Some relationships (this can be with people, places, jobs, and things) stifle our growth, strip our confidence, and make us feel small.

Some of us figure it out early enough to change so it doesn’t negatively impact us. Still, sometimes we don’t even realize it until we let go of that relationship or wake up one day to understand how this relationship adds misery and unhappiness to our lives and emotional — and mental — states.

  • Are you thriving in your “relationships” (remember, this includes: work, people, places, and things) today?
  • Do you feel like you are growing?
  • Do you feel inspired?
  • Do you feel respected?
  • Do you feel valued?
  • Do you feel comfortable?
  • Do you feel like you belong?
  • Do you feel confident?
  • Do you feel secure?
  • Do you feel positive?
  • Do you feel like you are better than you were before you got into this relationship?

Never let anyone or anything strip away your wholeness and confidence.

Take charge of your life today and take inventory of what (or who) needs to exit your life so you can live your best life from now on — confidently.

Related Reads

Destiny S. Harris is a writer, poet, entrepreneur, teacher, and techie who offers free books daily on amazon. Destiny obtained three degrees in political science, psychology, and women’s studies. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, or @ destinyh.com

Relationships
Letting Go
Self Improvement
Self
Inspiration
Recommended from ReadMedium
avatarDr. Samantha Rodman Whiten (Dr. Psych Mom)
My Wife Is Fat

Reader Wife Is Fat writes:

8 min read