I’ve realized that my own fear has been holding me back. I have nothing to be afraid of. All the love I need, I already have, inside myself. I have to stop lying to myself. Reality is reality. Without my emotions, I need to see things as they really are. If someone is not being good to me, they are not good for me, no matter what they may say. I cannot live against myself and my inner voice. I don’t need to. I do not need to prove myself worthy to anybody. I want to simplify. I want people in my life who want to be there and who love themselves. Who understand love and realize that it is not about controlling anyone or changing anyone. Now that I have realized that, I believe I will have more people in my life who feel the same.