1. “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”
2. “If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
3. “People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”
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4. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
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5. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
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6. “Make sure everybody in your boat is rowing and not drilling holes when you’re not looking.”
7. “Let go of negative people. They only show up to share complaints, problems, disastrous stories, fear, and judgment on others.”
8. “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.”
9. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
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10. “Create a life that feels good on the inside, not one that just looks good on the outside.”
11. “You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
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12. “Don’t let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out.”
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13. “You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are.”
14. “You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.”
15. “It’s one thing if a person owns up to their behavior and makes an effort to change. But if a person disregards your feelings, ignores your boundaries, and continues to treat you in a harmful way, they need to go.”
16. “Cutting people off isn’t about hate; it’s about creating space for more love.”
17. “Sometimes there are things in life that aren’t meant to stay. Sometimes, change may not be what we want. Sometimes change is what we need.”
18. “Like arsenic, toxic people will slowly kill you. They kill your positive spirit and play with your mind and emotions. The only cure is to let them go.”
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19. “When being in a toxic relationship in life at times you may have to step outside yourself, to see yourself, so you can find yourself and love yourself again.”
20. “You don’t have to feel guilty for cutting them off. It was the right thing to do. And believe me, if it were the other way around. They would have done the same thing too. Choose you, always you.”
21. “People appear like angels until you hear them speak. You must not rush to judge people by the color of their cloaks, but by the content of their words!”
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22. “Keeping bad company is like being in a germ-infested area. You never know what you’ll catch.”
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23. “It’s very possible and very okay to forgive someone and still not want to spend time with them.”
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24. “Cutting ties is not about ending relationships but beginning a journey of self-discovery.”
25. “Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously”
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26. “When people pressure you to engage in negative decisions and actions, look at them boldly in the eyes and dare them to do good.”
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27. “As you remove toxic people from your life, you free up space and emotional energy for positive, healthy relationships.”
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28. “If you walked away from a toxic, negative, abusive, one-sided, dead-end low vibrational relationship or friendship — you won.”
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29. “I will not allow anyone to walk in my mind with dirty feet.”
30. “Sometimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness and everything to do with strength. We walk away not because we want others to realize our worth and value, but because we finally realize our own.”
31. “Cultivate your inner garden by removing the weeds of toxic relationships.”
32. “I wish cutting ties would have made you bleed; you deserve a little pain for the things you did to me.”
33. “Not everyone is meant to stay in your life forever; learn to let go with grace.”
34. “We would do ourselves a tremendous favor by letting go of the people who poison our spirit.”
35. “We don’t get to choose our family, but we can choose our friends. With courage, we can weed out narcissistic people. We can focus on those who do appreciate us, love us, and treat us with respect.”
36. “Losing will not always amount to a loss, sometimes you have to lose those toxic relationships and bad habits to create a space for better things.”
37. “Save your skin from the corrosive acids from the mouths of toxic people. Someone who just helped you to speak evil about another person can later help another person to speak evil about you.”
38. “Don’t be afraid to cut off those who bring nothing but drama and despair.”
39. “Everyone wants to know why customer service has gone to hell in a handbasket. I want to know why customer behavior has gone to hell in a handbasket.”
40. “The less you respond to negative people, the more powerful your life will become.”
41. “Boundaries are a part of self-care. They are healthy, normal, and necessary.”
42. “Sometimes, the most loving thing you can do for yourself and others is to let them go.”
43. “Some people take your energy and put you in a negative place. Sometimes you just have to walk away if this is a regular occurrence.”
44. “When you notice someone does something toxic the first time, don’t wait for the second time before you address it.”
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45. “Because at some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.”
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46. “Not everyone deserves a seat at the table of your life; choose your guests wisely.”
47. “It’s okay to cut ties with toxic friends and family you’ve got to prioritize your own well-being.”
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48. “When you prune the dead branches from your life, you make room for new growth.”
49. “Poisonous relationships can alter our perception. You can spend many years thinking you’re worthless. But you’re not worthless. You’re underappreciated”
50. “There’s folks you just don’t need. You’re better off without ‘em. Your life is just a little better because they ain’t in it.”
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51. “You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”
52. “Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.”
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53. “Sometimes the person you’d take a bullet for ends up being the one behind the gun.”
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54. “Stack all the rocks you want, but if you don’t let go of the toxic people and behaviors in your life, nothing will change.”
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55. “The strongest people know when it’s time to remove others from their lives.”
56. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be”
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57. “Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by choosing what you will and won’t accept.”
58. “I have found the best way to deal with a toxic person is to not respond in any other way than a monotone voice and a businesslike manner.”
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59. “Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought it would be like and learn to find joy in the story you are actually living.”
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60. “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”
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61. “Cutting people off is not an act of cruelty; it’s an assertion of self-respect.”
62. “Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding onto.”
63. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
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64. “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
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65. “Trimming the weeds from your garden ensures your flowers have room to bloom.”
66. “When people assume you’ll always be there and start treating you carelessly, that’s when you need to cut them off.”
67. “You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.”
68. “Letting toxic people go is not an act of aggression; it’s an act of affirmation.”
69. “Self-care sometimes means turning the page on relationships that bring you pain.”
70. “It always amazes me, how swiftly problems can be solved, once you start cutting things off people.”
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71. “Every person you cut off is another chain you break from your unhappiness.”
72. “Every day you must unlearn the ways that hold you back. You must rid yourself of negativity, so you can learn to fly.”
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73. “A lot of people who have experienced trauma at the hands of people they’ve trusted take responsibility, and that is what’s toxic.”
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74. “You lift your spirits by moving away from what upsets you. If the stove is hot, you can’t ask how to touch it but be happy about it.”
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75. “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize the situation is over, you cannot move forward.”
76. “You don’t have to feel guilty for cutting someone off who was repeatedly doing you wrong.”
77. “Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
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78. “Toxic people attach themselves like cinder blocks tied to your ankles, and then invite you for a swim in their poisoned waters.”
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79. “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.”
80. “Don’t let people get the best of you they can say what they want but don’t let that distract you from achieving your goals.”
81. “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”
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