The truth is we outgrow those who don’t appreciate what we bring to the table. Those who are okay with our absence, who allow distance between us and make us feel like we’re replaceable and aren’t afraid of losing us.

The truth is we outgrow those who aren’t genuine with us. Those whos actions and words are misaligned. Those who talk the talk but won’t walk the walk when we need them to show up for us. Those who only like a certain side of us but don’t want to engage all the other sides. Those who don’t care about our wants and needs because they’re too busy focusing on their own.

The truth is we outgrow those who make us feel like we’re not worth their time or effort unless its convenient for them. Those who put us last on their list, who are lazy with us and who take two steps backward when we move one step forward.

The truth is we outgrow those who show us that they’re not investing and don’t want to try. We outgrow those who don’t make us feel like they’re glad they found us, value our presence and make an effort to keep us.

The truth is we reach a point where we know who we are, what we want and what we deserve and we’re not willing to go back to selling ourselves short. We’re not willing to repeat the same cycle of handing out our hearts to those who don’t know how to catch them.

The truth is we outgrow those who don’t know how to love us, so we take it back and save our love for those who fall as hard as we do and catch us if we fall faster. We reach a point where self-love trumps any other love and let go of those who stopped growing.