Let Them

“Let them” is a concept that has taken me a long time to learn, and sometimes it’s still difficult to put into practice. I used to tolerate too much because I didn’t want to lose people. But I learned the hard way if they were really my people they would never treat me like that. Don’t make the mistake of being so understanding that you overlook the fact that you’re being repeatedly disrespected.

Let them be upset.

Let them judge you.

Let them misunderstand you.

Let them gossip about you.

Let them ignore you.

Let them be “right.”

Let them doubt you.

Let them not like you.

Let them not speak to you.

Let them run your name in the ground.

Let them make you out to be the villain.

Whatever it is that people want to say about you, let them!

Kindly step aside and LET THEM.

The hard truth is they know how much they are hurting you, and they simply don’t care. They did it knowing it might cause them to lose you, and they chose to do it anyway. People who love you care about how they make you feel. Period. The end. Let them go.

There will be people who would rather lose you than be honest about what they’ve done. Let them go.

The lack of respect was the closure.

The lack of empathy was the closure.

The lack of appreciation was the closure.

The lack of trust was the closure.

The lack of self awareness was the closure.

The lack of honesty was the closure.

The lack of accountability was the closure.

The lack of LOVE was the closure.

Let them go.

Forgiveness takes one. Reconciliation takes two. If they are not sorry, let them go. If they project, minimize, deflect, and blameshift every time you express how they’ve hurt you, let them go.

What we allow is what we will live. Acceptance is not indifference. You can still be kind. You can still love them deeply. But love them from the distance they created with their words and actions. Boundaries help protect your space and shield you from their hurtful behavior.

You don’t need to tell your side of the story. You are a Spark of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy, what some call God. You are Love personified. This Love, your I Am Presence, is deeply aware of you and all involved. You are complete and whole as you are in this exact moment. Let   them go.

It’s taken me a long time to get here. So many sleepless nights, countless tears, and trying to manage a range of emotions filled with anger, disappointment, confusion, and deep hurt. Lots of self reflection, deep prayer, and seeking guidance from those much wiser than me.

If you are struggling with this please know you are not alone. We will never understand why hurt people hurt people. But we can do the hard work to grow ourselves. Because healed people do in fact heal people.

Don’t you dare let them steal your joy.

Don’t you dare let them steal your light.

Don’t you dare let them steal your peace.

You are in control of that.

Hold tight to what you can control and release your grip on what you can’t control.

Let them go.

Namaste