~Everyone Is Not You~

In life you go through phases that teach you so much about situations and about people. One thing that I have learned is that everyone is not you so embrace this to protect your heart. The people closest to you usually are the ones who do the most damage although sad but very true. You can be the most supportive person to others but as soon as it is your turn to get support you may have a handful of supporters but not nearly the amount that you supported and why is that?

They say do not treat people the way they treat you and that is sometimes very hard because I genuinely feel like that is needed in order for some to really understand what it feels like. When we go through things in life and hurt in life the shut down phase is real. So many people have shut down or are bitter or have a cold heart due to the actions of a person or people from their past. When I sit down and think about all of the times I went out of my way to genuinely help people and in return I got stabbed in the back it literally still makes me sick to the point my stomach turns.

Although the past is in the past the feelings will always linger. For me it is easy to forgive and clear my mind of all negative energy and thoughts but it is not easy to forget no matter how hard you try. The things people do in life are a reflection of their character and once they show you who they really are then you need to believe just what they show you. Embrace the fact that everyone is not you and does not have the heart that you have. Once you are able to do this you will not feel as bad when people and situations in your life choose to move in a different direction.