I realised I was keeping my old wounds fresh for a trial that would never come — that was stealing my life more than my trauma ever did. 

A common theme online today is the pressure to conform — the idea that we must all share the same beliefs, with differing opinions always met with others' views pushed as gospel. My ideal love does not have to be yours. Each of us is entitled to our own dreams of romance. I am free to seek out my own desires, and you are free to find the kind of relationship dynamic you deem perfect in your eyes. 

So, I’ll never be intimidated by a woman with no class. After all, you are only as beautiful as how you treat others. As Audrey Hepburn said, Elegance is the only beauty that ever fades.

Instead of acting out of impulse, anger, and hurt, take a minute, breath and remind yourself: "Sometimes things fall apart, so that better things can fall together" - Marilyn Monroe,"Karma never misses a soul", "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes" - Winston Chruchill

I’ll forever mourn the person I could have been if I hadn’t gone through what I did at such a young age. But, I also know I wouldn’t be the same person, with the same heart, the same compassion, the same understanding, and the same drive and motivation if I hadn’t.

Comparison makes you blind to your own progress. There is enough money, enough jobs, enough attention, and whatever is meant for you will find you. The one thing there is only one of however, is you. No matter how hard anyone tries, no one can be you. So, be you!