In years past, I’ve been someone who lived by the motto “forgive and forget”. A lot of the times, this worked out just fine for me, but other times it was causing me to not see the toxicity I wasn’t allowing in my life.

People were taking advantage of me, and I was allowing it. I didn’t draw a line in the sand and often I was being treated not as well as I deserved to be.

I left a lot in 2018, including a relationship and multiple friendships. However, I didn’t break my cycle of allowing people to apologize and enter right back into my life.

So, now I’m making this promise to myself. And I hope you follow my lead. 2019 is the year to get rid of the toxic people, the people that use you, the people that take you for granted, and the people that play with your feelings. Don’t ever apologize for cutting someone out of your life when they are no longer helping you grow, burn instead tearing you down. Don’t waste time on the people that don’t know what they want. Don’t waste time on the people that make you feel less than.

Set your eyes on your 2019 goal and make it there yourself. And cut away anyone who tries to hold you back.

2019 is the year we’re gonna get sh*t done.