Joi A Pearson

LET ME BE CLEAR... for years I let everything slide – BUT now I have boundaries. You don’t get to talk down to me. You don’t get to smile in my face & secretly despise me. You don’t get to throw jabs at me “innocently” through jokes. You don’t get to use me. One thing about it, actions don’t lie. I was too busy trying to keep the peace and that’s where I disrespected MYSELF. I deserve the love I give freely to everyone around me.....
I’m alert enough to catch the shade, and HEALED enough to go on about my day” just don’t step to me, RESPECTFULLY.
— Self-love

“I’m alert enough to catch the shade, and HEALED enough to go on about my day.” 💯‼️ This quote hit home today. My circle is getting smaller, but the air is getting clearer. I’m finally giving myself the same grace and love I’ve always given everyone else. If I seem different, it’s because I finally learned how to say “no” to things that don’t respect my worth. 🕊️💎💜

I’ve spent a lot of time healing, and that healing came with a backbone. My boundaries aren’t a wall to keep people out; they’re a gate to keep my peace in. If you can’t respect the gate, you don’t get to enter the garden. 💯‼️

Choosing myself today and every day after. I finally have the boundaries I should have had years ago. I’m choosing my peace over your approval—respectfully. 🫶🏽✨❤️🙌🏽 ‼️