Going through life, one of the hardest things we have to do is move on. Whether it’s from a relationship that isn’t working out because you don’t want to be alone, or letting friends go because they are toxic to you. Growing up, you have to move on at certain points in your life for different reasons. Everyone has to do it at one point or another.
This past semester, I learned that there comes a time when you just have to let go, no matter how bad you don’t want too. You don’t have control. People come into your life for a reason, and sometimes you just have to let them go. If they aren’t bettering you or allowing you to grow, then you have to let them go no matter how hard it is.
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Surrounding yourself with people who actually care is one of the greatest things you can do. You need to have a group of people who will always be there for you no matter what you are going through. They have to be willing to stay and help you, no matter how hard it may be or how difficult you are. This isn’t saying that they have to do all the work, but they just have to be there for you in your moments of weakness. If they aren’t willing to stay and help you, then they should be free to go.
One of the things I’ve learned that you have to let people go, and if they are meant to stay in your life they will come back one day. You shouldn’t force feelings. They need to be there from the start. No one is perfect, so you have to accept their faults.
Sometimes you have to lose everything to find out what you have and what actually matters. Moving on is hard mentally because when you lose yourself, you stop seeing what/who is important to you. You become trapped in this cycle of not knowing. You just go through the motions. You push everyone away—which is something very common. Once you get out of the rut, you are able to find yourself and move on from the past. Then you can start to find forgiveness, which is the most crucial step in moving on.
There comes a point in your life when you see that you’re wasting your time worrying and aren’t benefiting from it. When you let go, you will be so much happier. It's true, you can’t get those days back but you have learned and it’s for the better. The memories that you’ve made will always be there. You are never alone in life and moving on brings out a better you. Just love one another, forgive for mistakes and sometimes, you just have to move on and know that it's OK to do so.
