Mistaken Love

"If you love someone, let them go."

 As I was munching on my fruit loops this morning, I had an interesting thought come to mind. This usually happens everyday as I look outside our living room window each morning.

 I began to think about people in my life that I need to just let go of. People who are wonderful but aren't the best of friends or who aren't willing to fill my needs as a friend. I've done everything I can for them. I've encouraged them and been there for them but it wasn't reciprocated and after awhile I got exhausted and it's okay to let people go. It doesn't exactly mean your giving up on them or anything. It just means you're moving on.

 In the case of this blog post, these circumstances count but I'm referring more towards people who have let  us go personally, in a good way. In most cases, we don't know who these people actually are because they have loved us enough to let us go and not make it a big deal. For example, the people who have liked us more than friends but knew we were in a relationship, so they let us go. These people didn't want to ruin our already existent relationships so they stopped pursuing us. It was for the benefit of them and for us. Or how about the babies who are given up for adoption because the mother can't support the child. The mother loves them so much and wants the best for them, so she had to let them go. Maybe we've had friends who have let us go because they knew they were a bad influence and didn't want us to fall into the same trap they were in.

 There are so many good/hard reasons to let someone go but I'm sure there have been many people who have done that for us in our own lives. Although I don't know who they are, I am very thankful for them. They have given me a better life by sacrificing their love for me. That's real love. That's a selfless love.

 So for a minute, just think about this, then think about who you've done this for and practice gratitude.