Becoming A Better Person Starts With Letting People Go

  At least this is how it has been for me. I have gained so many friends and acquaintances throughout my life but not all of them were good for me. Some of them didn't mature in certain aspects of their life at the same rate as me. But it doesn't mean that they will never change. I believe that everyone is capable of changing for the better, it just has to be their decision to grow or stay the way they are.

  I have learned that you cannot change anyone, but you can be a positive effect towards someone's journey to change. Keeping someone around that is holding you back from transcending into the person you are trying to become will inevitably fail. That person is not your responsibility. Sometimes they are met with the reality that they are being left behind and that initiates their growth process, others tend to stay in the dumps and pity themselves. 

  A person that has lost friends, family, and relationships will soon be met with the reality that they all left because of the same negative trait, and they might make a change for the better. You can only be able to hope that 10% of what you preach will get through their head. You have to let some people go to better the both of you, no matter how much time, effort, and commitment you put into that relationship.

"If it doesn't challenge you, then it doesn't change you."

  If you walk away feeling like you've done all you could to help them, then you have grown too. I walk away from those friendships knowing I challenged their stubbornness to grow and the next person to walk into their life will do the same. It's a domino effect and one day they will be on the same path as me, just a little ways behind. I hope that when that happens we will be friends again and our relationship will be stronger, more mature, and a priority in both our lives.

Mia Mason