I had to stop being nice so I could... - Deepstash

I had to stop being nice so I could be kind.

This would mean: I had to set boundaries, I had to say "No," and I had to start actually putting my needs first.

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I can’t tell you how much this summarises my entire life and way of thinking … finally started to be aware that this is not good for myself and starting to change … hard every day

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