Drop the Cape and Choose Yourself
Drop the Cape and Choose Yourself Somewhere along the way, you were taught to be everything for everyone: the strong one, the fixer, the peacemaker, the unpaid emotional support hotline. You put everyone’s comfort above your own peace. You shrank so someone else could feel big. You gave up sleep, space, and sanity just to prove you were “good.” But that’s not strength. That’s wilting while pretending to bloom. You Are Not the Rescue Crew for People Who Sink Their Own Ships Your peace is not a public park; it doesn’t have to accommodate everyone. Stop twisting yourself to make people feel safe in spaces they’ve forcefully inserted themselves into. If someone walks into your life loud, unhealed, entitled, and demanding a seat, you don’t owe them comfort, explanation, or attention, especially not when you’ve barely caught your breath. You Don’t Have to March for People Who Won’t Move Their Own Feet If they won’t take one step for themselves, stop taking ten for them. You’ve rallied, march...