Beyond the ordinary

In my life, I’ve dealt with all kinds of people, gaslighters, jealous souls, backstabbers, and those who are sweet to your face but talk behind your back the moment you turn away. I’ve seen it all. Some people come into your life not because they care, but because they see what you carry your strength, your capability, your generosity and they want to benefit from it. I can sense that energy from far away, long before it ever reaches me.

Still, I choose kindness. I stay polite. I move with grace. Life has taught me what to look for and how to handle people like that. Some thrive on gossip because it makes them feel important. They pretend they don’t like someone, but really, they’re just fishing for information. Their loyalty is thin, and their intentions are never clean.

Sometimes when someone appears overly nice, you start to question yourself. You think, Maybe my gut is wrong. She’s so kind. But my grandmother always told me, your heart is your light, and your instinct is your best friend. And she was right. Every time I doubted my intuition, it came back to bite me. Experience has taught me to listen to really listen to that quiet inner voice.

It’s better to have a few real friends than a room full of fake ones. Peace is priceless. I choose to live my life fully, without drama, without noise. I’m soft hearted, and I don’t tolerate fake energy well but that’s okay. It may take me a day or two to process it, but I always rise above it. That softness doesn’t make me weak; it reminds me that I’m human.

I love myself enough to walk away from anything that disrupts my peace. The life you live and the people you keep say everything about who you are. I’m deeply grateful for the friends who have been in my life for over 20 or so more years the ones I don’t talk to every day, but when I call, they call back immediately just to make sure I’m okay. Those are the people worth holding onto.

Today, I’m grateful. Grateful for the life I’ve built, the wisdom I’ve earned, and the genuine people who surround me. Everything else, I let it go.

L.M.Woods