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“I had to beg for your forgiveness and scream for your mercy.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Your anger always got the best of you and me. Your emotional abuse was at an all-time high.
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“I isolated myself from people on purpose, because I didn’t want any problems. I didn’t want to feed your starving low-self-esteem.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Your words manipulated me, and I fell for it every single time. Your eyes and words were like a snake. I was hypnotized by your lies. You squeezed me to the point that I suffocated, died mentally, came back to life, and was under your spell. Loving you was cruel, but the craziest thing about it all was that my dumb ass somehow felt safe.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“I think about all of the times I’ve knocked on death’s door. The flashbacks give me the strength to want to fight, but they always make me realize I was given chance after chance to change my life. I guess I thought I was untouchable, and life would continue to toss a coin�� when I tossed a coin in the air, I always use to say heads, and there it was—I won. Therefore, I always gambled with my life, and now I do not have room to gamble anymore, because I am here. Life is kicking my ass because the only thing I can do is think of the past and think about the what-ifs.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Life is giving you another chance to plant your seeds. Take care of them by watering them, nurturing them throughout all seasons, and watch your flowers bloom.��

~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Your manipulations were so powerful to the point that I psyched myself out. Love is a dangerous game—with you, I lost every single time.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“People see my body, but my soul is lost, and I do not have anything left to give.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Your verbal abuse was torture.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Walking away has a different definition than leaving and never returning. I walked away, and within a couple of weeks, I returned to my abuser.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“When a person says they are tired, they have more to give. When a person is done, there is no turning or looking back. There’s no such thing as looking over your shoulder. Bury it, leave it be, and let it rot.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“We all are going through something in life. Some of us are battling demons that are in our way or our inner demons. Either way, we can accept it or make the choice to want better for ourselves. It won’t be easy, more than likely, it will be a challenge, but it will be worth it in the end.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Sometimes we have to slow down to enjoy the smallest things that we wouldn’t ever take the time to notice.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“I conclude, at the beginning of the day, it is all about the choices I make. It is about what I am willing to sacrifice—one thing I do know, I am not willing, and I do not want to sacrifice my life for anyone, not even for you.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“My heart has been bruised, and the scars will never heal because they will always be visible. Maybe they need to be visible as a reminder that I cannot go back.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“At the beginning of the day, it is all about the choices I make. It is about what I am willing to sacrifice—one thing I do know, I am not willing, and I do not want to sacrifice my life for anyone.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“I let another human being dictate and control my life. I was used for amusement, and the joke was on me.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“How can I respect a person who neglected me on purpose? To earn respect, you have to give it.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“I can overcome my illness of attachment.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Loving you had a lot of consequences that I never dodged.��
"~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Mentally, I am in prison. The only thing I am allowed to do is think...think...think...of the ‘what if’s�� and the consequences I have to endure.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Nagging from family and friends doesn’t help me or people like me that are in an abusive or complicated relationship.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Mentally, my heart is swollen, I manage to smile on the inside.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“You know, we walk around and only notice the outside of things, but we never take the time to look on the inside.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“I have been broken down many times before—and I am always the one who is left to pick up the pieces. Most of the time, there are too many pieces to pick up, so I leave them where they lay and never look back. I have to be honest with myself, that is one of my mistakes, instead of walking away, I should have picked up the pieces. That way, I would have learned and grown from what was left behind.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“I have to do better. I have to own up to the choices I made in life.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“In my opinion, the definition of soul ties is darkness in a dreadful and fearful place. Someone that is unhealthy for you, however, feeds you fear, because they know you will believe it.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“Life is meant to be enjoyed, not trying to dissect your self-worth to others or even yourself.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“I have been flying blind, deeply in love with blindfolds on because I didn’t value my life, and now I am suffering the consequences.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On

“All the stuff you were saying went in one ear and out the other, and I always found myself back in your arm.��
~Love is respect ♥~”
― Charlena E. Jackson, In Love With Blindfolds On