Life and Everything In Between

When people betray you, it hurts — it can knock you off your game for a moment.

But when family betrays you… my God, those wounds cut deeper, often feeling beyond repair.

It’s the audacity wrapped in entitlement that does it for me —

the lies, the bickering, the love that leaves while you’re still trying to hold on,

bit by bit, until the poison quietly sets in.

And you’re left carrying hate, rage, and anger that were never yours to hold.

The truth is, justification for betrayal is one of the oldest tricks in history’s playbook.

Still the same move, still the same excuse.

And while the one who commits the act often sleeps peacefully at night,

the one left behind carries an empty space — a silence nothing seems to fill.

But hear this clearly:

No one — blood or not — deserves that level of control over you.

Let’s be honest, it’s laughable how often people confuse choosing solitude with loneliness.

There is a difference.

Choosing yourself is not isolation.

Trusting your peace is not weakness.

And honouring your choices is the beginning of freedom.

This year demanded deep self-reflection from me.

And let me tell you, it’s a place most people don’t even realise exists — but it does.

When you begin to clean up your life, to confront yourself honestly,

the outside world rarely understands.

Here’s a little secret — they can all stick it where the sun doesn’t shine.

Because growth isn’t pretty.

You’ll lose friends.

Some will project their own fears and unresolved feelings onto you.

You may stumble. You may fall back more than once.

You might even feel like you won’t make it.

But if you stay true to your values,

true to your healing,

true to the person you’re becoming —

you will rise.

Not untouched, not unchanged, but stronger… and on top.