I knew you were going to leave me when we last went to the store together. I knew because I kept receiving the same signals I had been receiving the last time someone left me. I knew you were going to leave me even when you said everything was fine. You hugged me and every fiber of your being was trying to tell me it was all going to be fine. But I knew it wasn’t.

He had the power to hurt me years after it was over. The only difference was that this time it was his unspoken words that cut into me. I should have known better the moment I first saw him.

Improving ourselves is one of the greatest opportunities we get in life – one that could hardly be done without having to face tough situations. Life lessons encourage us to fight harder and make us stronger.