10 Signs It's Time To Let Go
HOLDING ON CAN be brave, but letting go and moving on is often what makes us stronger and happier. Here are ten signs it‟s time to let go:
1. Someone expects you to be someone you‟re not.
Don‟t change who you are for anyone else. It‟s wiser to lose someone over being who you are than to keep them by being someone you‟re not. It‟s easier to fill an empty space in your life where someone else used to be than it is to fill the empty space inside yourself where you used to be.
2. A person‟s actions don‟t match their words.
Everyone deserves someone who helps them look forward to tomorrow. If someone has the opposite effect on you because they are consistently inconsistent and their actions don‟t match up with their words, it's time to let them go. It‟s always better to be alone than to be in bad company. Don‟t listen to what people say; watch what they do. Your true friends will slowly reveal themselves over time.
3. You catch yourself trying to force someone to love you.
Let us keep in mind that we can't force anyone to love us. We shouldn't beg someone to stay when they want to leave. That's what love is all about—freedom. However, the end of love is not the end of life. It should be the beginning of an understanding that love sometimes leaves for a reason, but never leaves without a lesson. Sometimes it takes a while to find the right person, but the right person is always worth the wait.
4. An intimate relationship is based strictly on physical ' attraction.
Being beautiful is more than how others perceive you at a single glance. It's about what you live for. It's about what defines you. It's about the depth of your heart, and what makes you unique. People who are only attracted to you because of your pretty face or nice body won‟t stay by your side forever. But the people who can see how beautiful your heart is will never leave you.
5. Someone continuously breaks your trust.
Love means giving someone the chance to hurt you but trusting them not to. In the end you'll discover who's fake, who's true, and who would risk it all for you.
6. Someone continuously overlooks your worth.
There comes a point when you have to let go and stop chasing some people. If someone wants you in their life, they‟ll find a way to put you there. Sometimes you just need to let go and accept the fact that they don‟t care for you the way you care for them. We think it‟s too hard to let go, until we actually do. Then we ask ourselves, “Why didn't I do this sooner?”
7. You are never given a chance to speak your mind.
Sometimes an argument saves a relationship, whereas silence breaks it. Speak up for your heart so that you won‟t have regrets. Life is not about making others happy. Life is about being honest and sharing your happiness with others.
8. You are frequently forced to sacrifice your happiness.
If you allow people to make more withdrawals than deposits in your life, you will be out of balance and in the negative before you know it. Know when to close the account. It‟s always better to be alone with dignity than in a relationship that constantly requires you to sacrifice your happiness and self-respect.
9. You truly dislike your current situation.
Too many people spend their lives climbing the ladder of success only to reach the top and discover that the ladder was leaning against the wrong wall. Don‟t be one of them. It‟s always better to be at the bottom of the ladder you actually want to climb than the top of the one you don‟t.
10. You catch yourself obsessing over, and living in, the past.
Eventually you will overcome the heartache, and forget the reasons you cried, and who caused the pain. Eventually you will realize that the secret to happiness and freedom is not about control or revenge, but in letting things unfold naturally, and learning from your experiences over the course of time. So let go of the past, set yourself free, and open your mind to the possibility of new relationships and priceless experiences.