There are days I wish I could send people an invoice for wasting my time\u2014but would that be \u201cnice?\u201d \u2026(thanks, Mom, for raising me constantly to be considerate, those days are over).\u00a0 For years, I leaned too far into being polite, biting my tongue, smoothing things over, and giving people the benefit of the doubt. Lately, however, as life keeps wringing out wisdom from me, I find myself gently shifting. I\u2019m learning to be with people who fit my future, not my history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The days of tolerating bad behavior for the sake of peace are over. Passive-aggressive digs, manipulation, and sweeping crap under the rug to act like nothing happened? Not on my watch. If someone\u2019s disrespect is loud, their apology must match the volume\u2014or don\u2019t bother. I\u2019m done cleaning up messes I didn\u2019t make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s be honest\u2014people who fling their shit instead of facing it are just avoiding the emotional turbulence inside them. It\u2019s easier to lash out or project than to sit with discomfort and reflect on what needs healing. Owning your actions, mistakes, and mess takes courage that most aren\u2019t ready to muster. But I\u2019m done being the one who carries the weight of other people\u2019s unresolved chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve come to peace with being alone, and I\u2019m no longer chasing approval or understanding from people who don\u2019t get me. I don\u2019t owe anyone an explanation or apology for how I live. These folks can pound sand\u2014I\u2019m here to live by my<\/em> terms and rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have owned my chaos and storm and now choose peace, authenticity, and truth. And most importantly, I prefer those who take ownership of their actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is my manifesto\u2014raw, real, and right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are days I wish I could send people an invoice for wasting my time\u2014but would that be \u201cnice?\u201d \u2026(thanks, Mom, for raising me constantly to be considerate, those days are over).\u00a0 For years, I leaned too far into being polite, biting my tongue, smoothing things over, and giving people the benefit of the doubt. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,48,46,39,29,49,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-critical-thinking","category-growth","category-healing","category-inspiration","category-personal-contemplation","category-psychology","category-reflection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=840"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":844,"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840\/revisions\/844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}