Now Playing: Moving On
Not long ago, I had a funny little realization. There’s this product I use every day, and I’ve always been loyal to one particular brand. But that brand isn’t available in the U.S. For the longest time, I just… refused to try any alternatives. It’s almost like I was in a long-distance relationship with packaging.
Then it hit me: the product is available, just not the brand. So why not try another one? Who knows, I might actually end up with something even better. I laughed at myself and thought, “Wow, I really treat people the same way”.
See, I’m an ambivert. Part cautious hermit, part social butterfly. I carefully choose who I let in, but once they’re in, oh boy, letting go feels like throwing away my favorite hoodie, even if it’s got holes and smells suspiciously like regret.
The truth is, humans are like playlists. Some songs are timeless, you’ll always replay them. Others were a vibe back in 2014, but now they make you cringe. Yet, for some reason, we keep them in our “Favorites” because deleting them feels wrong. That’s exactly how we cling to people, even when they’ve turned toxic.
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But here’s the twist, once in a while, life hands you that “Aha!” moment, like a pop-up message saying: “This app is draining your battery. Would you like to uninstall?” And suddenly you realize, yes, some people are actually leading you to your worst self.
That’s your light switch moment. The one where you realize you don’t have to stumble in the dark, you can just, you know, flip it.
So here’s the way I see it now: people come and go. Life happens. The ones who truly care will stick around, like your go-to comfort food. Everyone else? They were just a seasonal flavor. You tried it, you learned, you moved on.
Letting go doesn’t have to be tragic, it can actually be freeing. Because life is meant to have every color, the bold reds, the mellow blues, even the awkward neon greens. And if you’ve experienced them all, doesn’t that make you kind of lucky?
Maybe even one of Universe’s favorite child?
