My mouth has said it before . . .

. . . my hands have written it before. But this time, my heart is screaming: Enough! You may recall a post back in January titled: When is it going to be enough? That day has come. It has been enough. It has absolutely, positively been enough. I have a strong personality. There is no debate about that. I am not going to apologize for it. There is so much to me at so many levels. My whole life I have been told what I think and feel is not important. I have suppressed and denied huge parts of myself because others were unable to accept me. I now realize that I have every right to be who I am. I am deserving of people in my life who appreciate and accept that. And so . . . I am not going to talk when it is clear you cannot hear me. I am not going to be the only one who is constantly reaching out. I am not going to let you continue to hurt me. I am not going to let you make me feel unimportant. I am not going to wait any longer for you to change. I am not going to let you discount or ignore my feelings. I am not going to settle for last place. I am not going to let my heart be trampled on. I am not going to carry the entire emotional burden for any relationship. I am not going to listen to the same excuses. I am not going to settle. I am not going to be unhappy. It has been enough.