Get support and be surrounded by people who love you. Sit with the discomfort and the emotions instead of distracting yourself and numbing the pain, or it will just haunt you in another form in the future. Don't be afraid of the pain and darkness. There's information there. There's a lesson to be learned. You can use the experience as a catalyst for growth.

Hold yourself on your own. A man's job in a romantic dynamic is not to be your butler, bank account or your father.

If you want to know someone, just look at who they choose to spend their time with.

You don't achieve greatness in life being surrounded by mediocre people with mediocre values. Choose your company wisely.

Strive to be authentic, not perfect.

Spend less time shopping, more time traveling.

I've learned through the years how to base my identity and sense of self-worth on myself and not others. I've learned the most critical tool of all: self-love. Now, if it doesn't work out with someone, sure, I'll be hurt. But I'll be bruised, not broken. And I may lose my balance, but I won't be wiped off my feet.