One particular childhood experience which I don’t intend to relive is deworming. It was crazy but had to be done. These days, I have been putting myself through a different kind of purging. It’s an emotional detox of sorts. I have made a vow to myself to get rid of the toxic people in my life.
What or rather, who are these toxic people? They’re the ones who put you down, who use and abuse you, who make you feel like scum of the earth (when in fact THEY’RE scum). Instead of reveling in your accomplishments, they trivialize it. They make you drive to far-flung outskirts of the city just to pick up roast pork for a birthday celebration.
Before things take their toll on my overall health, I have decided to let go of these people, to expunge them from my life once and for all. They’re like the stubbly hairs on my otherwise silky legs which I’d like to get rid of. They’re the people who stain my rose-colored glasses, blurring my view of the world.
How do I do it, then? When they try to get in touch with me, I turn a blind eye or a deaf ear. I numbly run my calloused fingers over our virtual book of memories together. Those places and events no longer elicit any emotional response from me like they used to.
Negativity is my enemy. It should be yours too.
