I Can Let Go Without Hating

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I used to think I needed to be angry to walk away.

That in order to let go of someone or something,
I had to build a case.
Prove they were wrong.
Feel betrayed or mistreated enough to justify the distance.

But now I see that letting go doesn’t have to be dramatic.

I can let go without hating.

I can release someone with peace in my heart.
I can honour what we had and acknowledge it no longer fits.
I can hold compassion without inviting them back into my life.

Some people were meant to walk with me for a season—not a lifetime.
Some experiences were here to shape me—not to stay forever.

That’s not failure.

It’s growth.

And as I keep growing, I give myself permission to move forward—

With love.
With grace.
With the quiet confidence that I don’t need to carry what no longer feels true.

I can wish them well—and keep walking.