You'll lose people, lots of them.
It's okay; you cannot please everyone after all. They will tell you you're flawed. That you're suffocating them, too toxic. They will tell you how they don't want you in their life. You'll see them giving you up over anyone else.
It's okay. Let them.
If that's what they actually feel, then you cannot stop them. But let me tell you something. Even if things are rough, even if they left you, even if the people you love suddenly stop loving you back, even if the world is too harsh, never ever give back to others the same harshness you received. It's not worth it to lose yourself for people who cannot accept you. Rest if you must, but please, don't give up.
Not now. Not ever.
I wanted to say hello, but never actually sent the message. It wasn't because I wasn’t willing to make contact; rather, I thought that popping up out of the blue would be a kind of trespass. I was scared to death that if I started suddenly, you would shut the door before I could see you. I didn’t want to be amongst all the other interruptions in your life that vanish as soon as you hit block, or be the reason for your reflex of self-protection. So I went away without saying goodbye, keeping it in my pocket. But here, talking honestly in your own gentle manner, I can sense that something has changed. A tiny authorization. A small glow. It was enough for me to respond not only with words but with commitment to everything you wrote. That is exactly what I am indebted to you for: your time, not your value judgments. The way you portray yourself is not a mere characterization but a look - a look that shows how your total inner world is affected and how your heart is both your guide and ...