Karla Crisostomo

Because it’s the time she’ll realize that losing you is that wide-open door to a better life. That her pain will turn out into courage. That your leaving is her glorious arising.

It’s the love that chooses to stay. The love that chooses to still believe. The love that chooses to make a way.

Whether you’re a 25, 21 or 29-year old soul, you deserve the kind of happiness you desire. The happiness only your own self can give.

I hope they appreciate every part of you and fall in love with it even deeper every day, because what is more important for them is the beauty within than the tangibles.

The right relationship will not make you feel that you have settled for something less.

You always thought that your re-acceptance will wake them up to the realization that they shouldn’t have left you even for once. But it has ended up accustoming them, getting satisfaction from a recurring reconciliation.

I have drawn a blueprint for us. I might not be saying it yet, but my vision of me in the future always includes you.

You damage their feelings for you when you send mixed signals.

Start believing that you could have the best relationship after you have learned to be independent and completed yourself.

It’s being confident that we are capable of loving unconditionally without losing ourselves, because we do the same to ourselves. And so if they still choose to leave, it’s not really a total loss. 

It’s okay if you’re crying right now.

I regret settling for something less when waiting was all I needed to do.

Those rejections may heavily cloud above our lives and block the light, but notice that the darker they get, the more visible the silver linings become.

It’s an ability that not everyone has. It is an intentional acquisition. A time-consuming, fervent practice. A decision-based ability that takes a heart.

Turn that insecurity into your own vitality, not envy nor self-pity.

It’s time for me to walk away. And this time, there’s no coming back.

Don’t look down on yourself just because you see others blaring their achievements. You have your own battlefield.

Having dreams doesn’t make you selfish.