“Are you familiar with the ‘Let Them’ theory? I’ll tell you, friends, the more I grow, the more I am okay with accepting the ‘Let Them’ in my own life and relationships.This took me years to just be ok with ‘let them’.
Let them be upset.Let them judge you.
Let them misunderstand you.
Let them gossip about you,
Let them ignore you.
Let them be ‘right.’
Let them doubt you.
Let them not like you.
Let them not speak to you.
Let them run your name in the ground.
Let them make you out to be the villain.
Whatever it is that people want to say about you, let them!
Kindly step aside and LET THEM.
The hard truth is they know how much they are hurting you. And they just simply don’t care. They did it knowing it could cause them to lose you. And they did it anyway. People that love you care about how they make you feel. The end. Let them go.
There will be people that would rather lose you than be honest about what they’ve done to you. Let them go.The lack of respect was the closure. The lack of apology was the closure. The lack of care was the closure. The lack of acountability was the closure. The lack of honesty was the closure. Let them go.
Make the decision to no longer sit at tables where you might be the topic when you get up. Let them go.You can still be kind. You can even still love them deeply. But do it from the distance they created in their words and actions. Access to you is a privilege.
Let them go.
You don’t need to tell your side of the story. Your story will eventually be ‘seen’.Let them go.
It’s taken me a long time to get here. Sleepless nights, countless tears, managing a range of emotions filled with anger, disappointment, confusion, and deep hurt. Lots of self-reflection, self-preservation, deep prayer, and seeking wisdom from those much wiser than me.
If you are struggling with this know that you are not alone.Don’t let them steal your joy.
Don’t let them steal your light.
Don’t let them steal your peace.
You are in control of that!
Hold tight to what you can control and release your grip on what you can’t.Let them go.
