The best way to let go of others is to grab hold of yourself.

At first, you’re gonna feel like a box of shit. A box because most people will smell something off about you but won’t say anything because what they can’t see can only be hypothesized. As long as you know the shit smell’s gonna be around for a while, you’ll be prepared for the next step.

Shoveling.

It’s gonna take a lot of muscle to remove all the crap you’ve built and compacted into the belief system that you need others to thrive, survive, and be well. So eat, bulk up, exercise, drink water, and shovel your ass off.

When that’s done, you won’t know what to do with yourself because you ain’t used to feeling so light. Your first instinct will be to load up with shit again. Abort. I repeat – Abort.

If you look inside, you’ll notice there was no one hanging out in there except you the whole time. Add some soil, some flower seeds, a bonsai tree, or something. Add whatever you like; it’s your vessel after all.

Stay beautiful and always remember, inside out – not outside in. And don’t worry about rules. No one ever put a loitering preposition in grammar jail. They burned ’em for sure, but that was before they knew about how to keep the water in.

So grab yourself. Sure. That way too.