You ever just sit back and think… “Why am I always the one who ends up hurting?”
Like, I try. I really do.
I try to be understanding. I put myself in other people’s shoes. I try to be kind even when I’m not okay myself.
I forgive things that I probably shouldn’t. I keep showing up for people who wouldn’t do the same for me.
And yet, somehow, I’m still the one who ends up looking like the bad guy.
It’s weird, isn’t it?
You go out of your way to be a good person, to care, to be soft in a world that keeps telling you to be tough… and still, people treat you like you’re the problem.
They misunderstand you. They take advantage. They twist things. And it stings—because you’d never do that to them.
But here’s what I’m slowly learning: not everyone has a heart like mine. Or yours.
Some people are kind only when it benefits them.
Some are so toxic they don’t even realize they’re hurting people.
Some wear different faces depending on who’s around. Some are just plain mean and don’t care.
And I’ve wasted so much energy trying to be enough for people who were never even trying for me.
I keep letting them in. I keep hoping they’ll be different.
I just don’t want to become bitter. I don’t want to build walls so high that no one can reach me.
But I also don’t want to keep bleeding for people who wouldn’t even hand me a bandage.
It hurts! A lot.
So, yeah, I’m learning. Slowly, painfully… I’m learning.
I’m learning that it’s okay to protect your heart. That setting boundaries doesn’t make you mean—it makes you strong.
That, just because you care deeply doesn’t mean everyone else will.
If you’re someone who feels things deeply, who loves a little too hard, who forgives a little too fast—please don’t change.
But also, don’t forget to love yourself the same way you love others.
You deserve that.
Maybe even more!
🤍🌷✨
