Finding My Truth in a Lifetime of Empty Promises

I always felt an emptiness, a vast space inside my heart that was never filled. And so I filled it with other people’s promises. I ate them…

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I always felt an emptiness, a vast space inside my heart that was never filled. And so I filled it with other people’s promises. I ate them up like I had been starving, and they would save me. I needed to be loved, to be wanted, to be someone’s favorite person, to be a priority, to be needed. I just needed, and because…