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7 Things I Stopped Letting Shock Me
Not everything deserves your heartbreak. Some things, you just learn to live with.
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As long as we live under the sun, there are things that will keep happening. Sometimes it is good to be mentally prepared. Not everything deserves your heartbreak, or your shock.
Some of these things, we are simply supposed to learn to live with, for the sake of our own peace of mind. I learned this the hard way.
I used to be shaken a lot whenever certain things happened to me, asking myself endless questions about why this, why that.
I no longer do that, because one day I realized too much worry, too much fear, taking everything to heart, would kill me even before my day comes.
Now, allow me to go straight to it.
Here are things that are no longer shockers for me.
1. People will want you for what you can give them
This is totally normal these days, only that people can’t tell you directly.
“I only want you in my life because you are generous and kind, or because you pick up my calls any time I need your help.”
