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Write a poem a letter about quote or motto that inspires you 7 months, 2 weeks ago No Longer Please
Tracy BarnesLife has a funny way of showing you
That everything your family told you growing up
Is mostly true
Our stubbornness
Our hesitation
Our lack of paying attention
Often has us wondering
Once we get older
That the words we once heard
Now echo
As they become clearer
“You can’t please everybody”
Even when I try
I often only end up hurting myself
As a people pleaser
You fail at balancing
The very moment you don’t say yes
You are painted as such a bad person
No is definitely a part of the dictionary
But when you are so used to not saying it
It crushes someone’s spirit
Yet it feels so good
I am free to say no and not feel guilty
Not feel ashamed
Not feel the need to explain
It took a long time to get here
I’m not looking back
I deserve to own my decisions
I choose to not live with regret
I have self respect
How can I please everyone without suffering?
Simple
I can’t
I choose me
And if you can’t understand that
You are not meant to be in my life
Sorry if this offends anyone
But I’m taking my power back
I choose me first
And pleasing everyone is no longer my concern!Voting is closed
I am a people pleaser learning how to say no without guilt so this piece was very inspiring to me. Thank you for writing it💜
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Courtney thank you for reading glad this piece inspired you 🤗 Learning to say no and not feel guilty is the best feeling in the world (that means you have control and have established boundaries)!
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I am a regular apologizer; I say sorry all the time even when it is not necessary. The first step is to love yourself and your existence. The first time I didn’t apologize excessively, I felt that terrified, yet powerful tingle. I will not apologize for being here and being myself!
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Addendum: Working on yourself is really hard and you need to give yourself the grace to make mistakes. I often get mad at myself for over apologizing which is ironic because I am willing to forgive and give grace to others but not myself. The work is hard but it is worth it.
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Julia so well said self love is very important when we work on ourselves we set the necessary boundaries and are more at peace; I love that you have taken accountability. I agree that “the work is hard but it is worth it.”
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