There comes a point in healing where you stop explaining yourself and start protecting yourself. Where the things that once felt normal — the chasing, the shrinking, the tolerating — begin to feel like too high a price for too little in return. This is that moment. A quiet but firm declaration of what no longer gets your energy, and what finally does.

Currently unavailable for:

chasing emotionally unavailable people

making yourself smaller to keep the peace

making yourself smaller to keep the peace

– Jacqueline Whitney

romanticizing inconsistency

mistaking anxiety for chemistry

carrying responsibilities that were never yours

overexplaining your needs

settling for almost-love

abandoning yourself for approval

Currently prioritizing:

peace

clarity

rest

discernment

healing

truth

softness

becoming

Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.