Personal growth is only attractive to some people. It's not appealing to everyone. The people who want it actively pursue it. Other people resist it in themselves and resent it in you.
Why?
It usually isn't because they want to specifically hold you back or undermine your life. It's because your growth affects more than you. It affects them too.
Your growth can create distance or separation in a relationship as you change while they stay the same. This is incredibly common and perfectly natural.
Your growth can also force people to change to stay aligned with you. They may resent you for that. This is also common but varies based on the nature of the relationship.
When people grow, they grow together or grow apart.
Growth is movement. Movement with direction, speed, and timing. People grow in different directions, at different speeds, and at different times.
Some relationships stay in sync through growth. Some get in sync because of growth. Others get thrown out of sync because of growth.
As you continue your personal growth journey, embrace that it will deepen some connections and create distance in others.
The time is now. Do the work.
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