Day 124 - Not slowing down

I’m not letting you slow me down. I’m way too valuable for that. I’m not letting you take away precious time from my life, not letting you eat away hours being numb and not feeling how my life really is.
I’m not letting you take away my potential. I’m not perfect but I know that I can be pretty awesome if you’re not there in my way. I’m not letting you humiliate me before myself and my loved ones. I’m not letting you disappoint me for not being true to my word or not holding promises to the people that mean the most to me.
I’m not letting you shorten my life. Because when you’re not around I understand that every minute matters, every moment has the potential to change the direction to something better. And by willingly shortening my life I send a message to myself and the cosmos that my life doesn't really matter. Which is so far from the truth.
I’m letting you go. Because I know that in the void of you, other much better things fills up. You’re taking the dishonesty and lies with you and where they used to be and cloud my mind honesty and truth takes place. Self hate is replaced by love and compassion which makes it abundant everywhere because in its purest form, love is unconditional and unidirectional and it starts in my own heart to then radiate outwards. And the people around me get to experience what a difference it makes when you, alcohol, are gone and then slowly can mend the damage you have done.

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