Chosen Resentment

Chosen resentment is exactly that – chosen.

Say yes when you really need to say no?
Chosen resentment.

Don’t set a boundary, then get mad when no one respects the unspoken one?
Chosen resentment.

Give beyond what you really have to give?
Chosen resentment.

Show up and follow through for everyone else except yourself?
Chosen resentment.

Don’t ask for what you want and need?
Chosen resentment.

Hold on to it for way too long?
You guessed it—chosen resentment.

Chosen resentment will erode you—and your relationships—from the inside out.
Quietly. Slowly. And deeply.

Speak the unspoken

Say the thing.
Ask for what you need.
Let people know where the line is.

Because loving well sometimes looks like telling the truth.
And truth spoken with care builds connection—not walls.

It’s not always easy.
It is always worth it.