Believe me when I say

The people you surround yourself with, influence your success

The people you call your “family”, your mother, your father, your sibling

They’re not always the ones who support you

Who help you up when you fall down

Who push you to keep going even after you give up

They’re not always the ones who believe in you

And that’s okay

Sometimes your real family is your group of friends

The people who you’ve met along the way

Your team, your coworkers

And that’s okay

Roots are supposed to nourish a tree, not destroy it

Don’t ever spend time with people who only bring you down

Who only care about themselves and don’t bother to take care of you

Roots connect us all

They’re our way of survival

Connect yourself with people who only want the best for you

Who only want to help you

Not use you

And never forget to support them too

Because just as much as you need it

They need it too

Heal each other

Heal the scars, even if you haven’t caused them

Give and you’ll find yourself receiving

And you won’t care about receiving,

You’ll appreciate it either way,

But that won’t be the reason why you give

And that’s when you know that you’ve found the roots that keep you grounded