"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back". Maya Angelou

In other words, don't take a lot of crap! Same holds true for "turn the other cheek". All that means is you keep getting slapped. At some point, we need to stand up for ourselves and say no to injustices against our spirit to avoid having them etched upon our soul.

Speaking from experience, it's hard to know when to walk away especially if we don't feel we've done enough groundwork to make the move a solid one but, sometimes, we just need to take the plunge.

Sadly, I've seen way too many people stay in relationships or work at jobs well beyond their healthy life expectancy who then find themselves part of the walking wounded.

I know it sounds cliche' but life is incredibly short, way too short, to be it's punching bag. Each and everyone of us is worthy of having and living a beautiful life; we just need to learn it and earn it for ourselves.