Me destrozó la vida, pero no pudo romperme

Recuerdo cuando entró en mi vida, el momento en que todo cambió.

Si supiera entonces lo que sé ahora.

Nunca habría dicho que sí. Nunca habría dejado que me consumiera como lo hizo.

I thought that the change was for good, or at least that’s what he convinced me to think.

Needless to say, it wasn’t only no es bueno – it was a nightmare. Something you don’t recover from easily.

I don’t like to make villains out of people, but some of them don’t leave you any choice. In my life, he’s the villain.

I don’t want to hate him, even though he made my life miserable when I didn’t deserve it.

Nadie se merece algo así. Nadie merece ser traicionado, manipulado y mentido.

Why is being a decent person so hard? It almost seems like it’s a special requirement these days.

What’s worse, it’s almost impossible to recognize a genuine person because the level of everyday manipulation and toxicity is through the roof almost everywhere you look.

I fell for it and now I know better. It put me under so much stress – I didn’t act like myself for months. I lost myself even though I never did anything wrong.

How can someone purposely decide to ruin the life of a person they’ve loved? I will never understand.

El dolor de saber que hizo lo que hizo sólo para hacerme daño me destrozó.

Al cabo de un tiempo, empecé a verlo claro.

I started to see through his lies and finally free myself from his web of illusions – the false things he made me believe about myself, the false things I still believed about him.

It wasn’t my fault I loved, but it was my responsibility to decide not to be a victim.

Quería aprender de mi experiencia y no dejar que una sola persona midiera mi valía.

Un día decidí que ya era suficiente. Decidí por fin empezar a respetarme a mí misma.

Si él iba a ser un villano, yo también podría ser un superhéroe.

He tore my life apart but he couldn’t break me.

That’s why I’m here, now, writing these words – knowing I overcame my fears.

Now I know I’m a woman worthy of love and happiness, I don’t carry guilt or sadness in my heart.

Now I know my own strength. Whoever that scared little girl was, she’s not here anymore.

No dejaré que nadie dicte mi vida y lo que debo hacer con ella, especialmente no un hombre abusivo.

I’m finally taking my life into my own hands – and whatever happens to me I will be content because everything was my decision.

Luckily, it turns out I’m good at making decisions for myself – number one being ditching him from my life.

That’s when things started getting better.

I don’t stress over insignificant things anymore; I don’t care what others have to say about my life.

Lo único que me importa es mi bienestar y la felicidad de las personas que me quieren de verdad.

There’s no other way to make peace with your past and yourself than to start radically loving yourself, forgiving yourself, and cheering for yourself.

Don’t accept love from others when you’re not giving it to yourself.

Love yourself, but love yourself truly. Not only when you’re doing great, but when you’re feeling low too.

Think of yourself as your friend. Would you criticize or comfort your friends when they don’t feel their best?

Don’t let experiences break you, learn from them, and come back stronger.

You’re not something that’s easily replaced, you’re a whole unique woman with exceptional abilities. Respect yourself.

You deserve the best. Why wouldn’t you? Don’t settle and never let anyone settle for you.

You deserve a man who will make you feel good, who’s mature enough to see what’s really important.

Un hombre que vislumbrará tu alma a través de tus ojos la primera vez que te vea.

Sigue creyendo en el amor como seguiste creyendo en ti misma, y demuestra una vez más al mundo que nada en este mundo puede doblegar a una mujer que sabe lo que vale.