Haters gonna hate.

You can’t please everybody, nor should you even try to. There are and will be people who want nothing more than to destroy you. Don’t let them. They will use their words and actions to ruin you and your reputation. Don’t let them. Do not ever stoop down to their level by retaliating. Don’t give them the satisfaction by responding. Sometimes, the best defensive action is no action at all. Let them waste their time and effort on trying to hurt you, but do not ever let yourself waste yours on them. You’re better than that. The weak-minded will be easily swayed but the strong-minded will not. If you lose people because of what others say about you without bothering to really know you, you are better off without them. You don’t need that kind of people in your life — the kind who do not value you as a person. Some say that you gotta fight fire with fire but all you end up with when you do that is more fire. You gotta fight fire with water. You gotta go against the grain and, sometimes, your very instinct to fight back and just let it go. Don’t let it become a bigger mess than it already is. Inhale the love. Exhale the hate. Because the only people you really need in your life are the ones who stay even when some have left. The ones who see the real you. The ones who will fight for you. The ones who will take the high road with you by defending you while maintaining respect and composure toward those who hate on you. The ones who will endlessly remind you that, though there are people who want to break you, there are also those who want nothing more than to love and support you. You can’t please everybody, nor should you even try to. Instead, cherish those who stand by you because you not only have haters… you have lovers too.