Don't

Don't expect someone you love to love you the same way you love them. It doesn't work that way. The only thing you can do is to truly love them. Whether they reciprocate it or not is beyond your control.

Don't expect your friends to always be there for you. Real friends are treasures but you also have to accept the fact that you are not on their priority list. They will look for you when they need you but they won't be there when you need them most.

Don't kill yourself by overworking. You aren't just an employee to begin with. They can easily replace you in your job but you can never ask someone else to be you as a son/daughter, friend, husband/wife, sibling, cousin or partner.

Don't limit yourself by believing the negative words you heard from other people. No one knows you better than yourself. The more that you listen to them, the more that you will be destroyed and broken.

Don't lie to yourself by pretending that everything is okay even when it's not. It's okay to cry, be vulnerable and weak. Showing your emotions and admitting that you're tired or you can't do it anymore makes you even braver for telling the truth to yourself.

Don't be too harsh on yourself by having self-pity. You are who you think you are. Your thoughts are what shape your actions. It is who you are. It's okay to rest and sleep. It's not a crime to take some time off.

Don't give your all. Learn to save some for yourself so you won't lose yourself when the person decides to leave you. You cannot give what you do not have. You need to reserve some for yourself.

Don't lower your standards to accommodate the people who doesn't value you. There's no point in trying to please them or make allowances just so you won't lose them. Those who never intended to stay in the first place will leave when they see the opportunity to do so.

Don't try to fit in so you won't be left out. Self respect is when you choose yourself at all times no matter what the circumstances are. If they don't want you, don't try to change yourself so you will be accepted. Pleasing people will take the life out of you.

Don't try to defend yourself when they already judged you before you even have the chance to explain your side. It's a waste of time, energy and effort to do so. You don't have to always look right in front of others. You just have to be true to yourself and the rest will follow.

Don't stay just for the sake of the memories you made together. Memories will be forgotten soon but staying just for it will hinder you from finding what you really deserve to have. If there's nothing left to hold on to, let it go and be free.

Don't keep on apologizing for the things you have long apologized for. There's no reason to stay in the past with your pst mistakes. Allow yourself to forgive and be forgiven. It's better to live your short life filled with joy and happiness.

Don't hold on to something of no value. Know when to let go. Be brave enough when it's time to do so. Live your life each day with no regrets. That's when you'll truly be free and live your life to the fullest.

Don't share your troubles to others. Most of them don't care or mocks you behind your back for experiencing demise. Keep important things to yourself. Sharing it won't do you any good. They will be happy when you're at the pinackle of success but while you're getting there, no one is with you.

Don't easily trust anyone. No one is trustworthy enough to share everything with. You will only realize that you bared yourself yet they stab you at the back when you're not around. Stop wasting your time and energy to things which doesn't really matter.

Don't keep irrelevant people at your side. If they did it once, they can definitely do it again. People who doesn't care for you will just let you do whatever you want even when they know that you're slowly destroying yourself. It's because you don't matter to them as much as they matter in your life.

Don't stay in your comfort zone. Your comfort zone will hinder you from reaching your full potential. Going out of it will allow you to see the depths of what you can do or where you can go. It's when you leave the zone that you are stretched to accommodate the things you thought you can't grasp.

Don't give your opinion when not needed. You will look like a villain for trying to give your opinion. Let them say what they say want to say. It's their lives to begin with. When they ask for what you think, speak accordingly.

Don't quit when you're tired. Pause, rest, eat and sleep. Stop when you're done but if you know that what you're doing doesn't do you any good, stop right right away. There's no point in continuing something that shouldn't have been started anyway.

Don't anchor your actions based on people's treatment of you. They expose themselves, not you. Just keep your integrity intact. As long as you do what's right and pleasing to God, everything will be alright.

Don't share your personal struggles on social media. It's a private matter that needs to be kept in private. Besides, it won't do you any good. People will just have the chance to pry in your private life.

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January 19, 2022

Wednesday