28/05/2024
“Holding on to pictures that you associate with painful past times often means you haven’t truly found the current peace you flaunt. Real peace comes from letting go. If you find yourself unable to delete them/rip them up, ask yourself why. Maybe you aren’t truly over the hurt? Maybe you still need closure? Maybe you’re keeping it there for the world to see because you’re slightly toxic? Want proof of your pain? Want attention? Feel sorry for yourself? - all of these are driven by ego, not true pain…. We have all been there. Sometimes you have to step back and review your actions against your emotions. You might not realise you’re more bothered than you realised, and you might not realise, more healing is required”
✍️ I said goodbye (happily might I add) to over 400 pictures that I had posted during testing times. I simply did not want the reminder because I am genuinely so beyond that chapter and have grown to a much better place. I just didn’t relate to these pictures anymore. I didn’t really feel I could connect with that version of myself.
I like to look back over my pictures and if I come across one that’s a reminder of anything other than joy OR that I think is disrespectful to my current relationship OR that I seem to associate negativity to (even if it was a happy post) - I deleted it . Easy! You can always re-caption or report if you genuinely like the picture. Keeping it real with everyone is one thing but it’s also important to keep it real with yourself and also, protect your peace ☮️
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