•• gentle reminders 🌹 i’ve been thinking a lot about how perceptions often limit or cripple us in some of our most pivotal moments, especially when those perceptions are at the hands of the people we care about the most or people that you thought cared about you. i hope you’re able to see your value beyond anyones opinions, thoughts or ideas of you. i hope you’re able to continue growing in ways that fit your soul and not in ways that only satisfy their self esteem or ego. i hope you’re able to break out of connections that are stuck in unhealthy cycles so you can finally pay more attention to the connection you should have with your(self). 🤎 which slide is speaking to you? 🌻 {twitter screenshots; first tweet from billy reads: “some people are only comfortable with you growing as long as you don’t outgrow them, but i hope you never get in the habit of staying rooted in places that limit your bloom. you deserve the space to grow without having to massage any egos or apologize for your light being bright.” second tweet reads: “how many identities have you assumed for people who couldn’t see value in who you are right now? how many roles have you played for people who aren’t familiar with you or disinterested in who you’re becoming? when are you going to change for your own acceptance and not theirs?” third tweet reads: “you keep paying attention to old road signs and wonder why you keep ending up at the same destination.” fourth tweet reads: “how people choose to see you through their eyes, is not your responsibility or projection to consume.” fifth tweet reads: “people will often understand you at a level of themselves they understand, and it’s not your responsibility to decorate their growth for them if it’s not where you are at.”} . . . . #writing #inspiration #poetry #quotes #prose #poem #patience #connections #444 #healing #affirmations #friendships #family #growth #oldversions #perceptions