Good day to you, Keira,

Thanks for sharing your personal story.

To be honest, I think the example that you provided me (the one about your friend who was supposed to call and ghosted you forever) is more indicative of that person not being a good friend. In short, it was not you, it was them.

We live in a world where, despite what we tell ourselves, it’s relatively difficult to find pure honesty. We always try to impress people when it’s convenient for us, and we betray those who we have once given love.

I think the key is, though, to love yourself before and more than others. This is how I achieved more self-fulfillment in my life and how I think you can, too.

Don’t let the (in)actions of others prevent you from being yourself. The only validation you need is from yourself and not from other people.

Let me know how I can be of help.

Always,

Noah

P.S. I wrote a bit about not needing validation from others here. It was not the focus of the piece, but I think it’s still a good example of the concept.