"Took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight.."

I know I tend to be wordy, even a bit melodramatic so I will cut to the chase with this one.....
If your true friends and people who truly care about you can't love you, faults and all, then they aren't worth bothering over themselves.
Truth is, we all have a little venom in our hearts it's what a lot of people call hate, anger, and fear. (I just prefer the word venom.) That will never change, it's the nature of the beast called humanity. And it's just like your mother told you when you were younger, when they let it seep out onto others it's usually because they themselves are angry. Don't sip the poison!!!
Don't believe the venom that seeps from others. Believe those who deal with you everyday. Those who do not lie to you. Those who see the effort you make and return the gesture. Those who will be honest because they care and not just hurtful because it's easier. Those that say "talk to me" and don't back away when you do. Those who will be there for you (even at important times in their life) just as you have done for them. Those that will make an effort to trust you (even if it's hard for them)because you have trusted IN them.
Invest in those who invest in you!!!
Don't sip the poison!