There is a tendency in human beings to shut out everything to avoid one thing they do not like. It is common for people to throw up walls with statements like, I will never love again, I will never trust again, or the like. Your walls only end up punishing the whole, including yourself, for the actions of one.
You always get to choose what you will receive. Saying I will never let another person in again is like being at a buffet and denying yourself all food because you tried something you didn’t like, when you could simply decide not to ever eat that item again.
Do you see? Stay open but hone your preferences! Your life is not a process of exclusion, it is a process of inclusion and you get to decide what you put on your plate. We highly recommend you pile it high with things that uplift you and bring you joy. ~Archangel Gabriel through Shelley Young
