Today, I learned the importance of consistently making others feel they’re indispensable or extremely important. Even those you trust the most to not need your validation, because you may think you’re on the same page with them. Anytime you express your displeasure with them and disagree with them, is a moment that adds to where they feel they’re not valued enough by you and will end up leaving you (unless you force them to stay by some other means, money or something). 

And at the same time, I realized the value of a person who will stick by you even if you argue with them and make them feel bad. Who trusts and likes you well enough that even in your down times, when you sometimes don’t put in the effort to be nice to them no matter what, they want what’s good for you and to keep helping you.

I guess I just learned the time-honored maxim: those who love you want the best for you no matter what. And everyone else? They don’t love you. Don’t expect that you can ever relax around them or be down around them. Keep your focus and energy held high, always, around everyone else: you can show your vulnerabilities, but you must always be aware of their feelings and put that as number one.