365 Questions--August 17

Knowing what I know now, if I would travel back in time to the start of the year what advice would I give myself?

Trust yourself and leave that boy alone! I’m so serious. I got wrapped up in who he was portraying himself to be that I didn’t even trust myself when my gut was telling me to leave me alone. God told me to leave him alone and I still didn’t listen. The tears are not worth it. To be honest, most of the tears that I cried this year alone were because of him and because of my job situation. It was hardly ever because of something that was truly about me.

I needed to trust myself enough and love myself enough to have my best interest at heart. If I don't look out for me, who will? Nobody will defend me the way I will, or love me the way that I will, or protect me the way that I will, and when I say no one I mean no human. It's just not possible for that to happen.