What we cultivate and nourish grows. What we neglect and ignore shrinks. Applying this understanding to different aspects of our lives can help us choose how to focus our energy. When we find something or someone stressful or anxiety-producing, it’s time to choose relief. Enduring emotional manipulation or abuse is not a necessary step on the path to an improved future. It rarely gets better unless all parties agree to heal. If it’s not nurturing, it’s time to refocus our attention and energy on cultivating something…

That is.