December Gratitude Post #6

Today I am grateful for the newfound commitment that I have made to myself that I will not allow myself to be treated poorly by anyone, including my boss, family, nor anyone else. Earlier during my morning run, I was reflecting on the fact that I turn 40 years old 2 weeks from today and I have allowed myself to be abused, trampled on, discarded, and an entire plethora of other horrible things throughout most of my life.
That madness was over when I stopped acting out in my addiction. Historically I would allow men (especially those that I was attracted to) to get away with treating me however they liked. And to a certain extent I was aware of this propensity. It has only been recently now that my focus is off men can I see that I had been allowing myself to be treated poorly by almost everyone including people I didn't even know.
So the main point of my blog post this evening is that I just wanted it to be in writing that I owe my loyalty to myself first and foremost, followed by those people who have shown me their loyalty and trustworthiness. #strongwoman #takenoshit #ifyouredisrespectful #youregone