A quick note:
Treat everyone with the utmost kindness - there isn’t much use in being anything else.
Please be there for them, even if they can’t be there for you and don’t expect anything in return.
There is no need in using your power to get things out of other people, even if it is done subconsciously and not on purpose. If they want to be in your life, they will. Don’t tell them what they want to hear in an effort to gain some sort of control or power out of fear that you will lose them. Be aware that you are doing it and face it head on. Tear that damn wall down and don’t look back. Nothing has been gained by admiring the rubble.
The truth is that it is going to be extremely painful to feel but necessary for your growth.
You must not be scared to lose someone or something - that is simply how the universe works. Any resistance to this fact will only hinder relationships in your life and cause unnecessary friction where it does not belong. Don’t change people. That’s their job. Show them what you truly value in your soul and share it with them. If they disagree or feel strongly against that, it is not your problem - but theirs.
Don’t fear something bad will happen to you. Things happen, both good and bad, in this world that you have built in your head. Don’t hold back and expect nothing.
Never, ever, ever hold back.
Love is kindled and maintained at a foundational level this way. If someone is truly aligned with you in life, or needs to be, they will be there to share it with you.
And above all else, it is your duty to tell the world how you feel.
You never know when someone else might need to hear it.
-Andersen