True growth

 I love you, but I set you free

It took me a while to understand I could still love someone and have the courage to let them go, especially when we were no longer growing together. For the longest time, I was holding onto connections that no longer served me because I thought I needed to keep my promise, without understanding even love evolves, and there was no reason to fear that change. I learned that love and loss can both coexist and that letting go is not a failure to my heart, but it's an act of grace. I learned that sometimes the best thing you can do for someone, and yourself, is to release the animosity, resentment, and regret because it's better to let go with kindness than to cling onto something that can no longer be good for either one of us. I know now that real love is not a possession, it's about freedom, and choosing to let go because it's right even if it hurts. I learned that I didn't need to keep anyone in my life that was only hurting me and holding me back from my potential. It didn't always mean they were terrible people, it just meant we were no longer meant to be. I learned how to love, and how to let go, without losing myself in the process.

That is true growth.