Reyna Mays:
Known as “Reyna Biddy“, is a spoken word poet, author, and self-love enthusiast based in Los Angeles, California.
Reyna is known for both her positive affirmations and poetry online. Her work welcomes in the lost, heals the broken, and gives hope to those who feel there’s none left. Reyna’s work is brutally honest, allowing you to experience her trauma, her childhood, her hurt, her healing process, and her journey toward self-fulfillment.
Reyna began her “self-love” journey in the beginning of 2015 and has gained popularity on almost every social site since. By maintaining a structured brand based solely around what it is and what it means to be a “strong loving vulnerable beautiful woman – inside and out” Reyna has accumulated a large variety of supporters. Reyna hopes to continue to grow with her audience as she grows within her art.
If you gotta force it, just leave it alone. Relationships, friendships, ponytails.. Just leave it.
Give people time. Give people space. Don’t beg anyone to stay. Let them roam. What’s meant for you will always be yours.
This statement expresses the idea of ’letting go, self-respect, and trust’. The core is that human relationships should not be forced: whoever truly wants to stay in someone’s life does so of their own free will. The text encourages letting others follow their own path and not begging for love, attention, or presence. At the same time, the quote contains a comforting conviction: what truly suits someone will ultimately not be lost.
🔍 Core motifs:
– letting go
– emotional independence
– dignity and self-respect
– trust in natural connectedness
– not forcing what does not remain voluntary
Origin:
The quote circulates mainly in English in the form:
> “Give people time. Give people space. Don’t beg anyone to stay. Let them roam. What’s meant for you will always be yours.”
This statement originally appeared on Reyna Biddy’s own Tumblr page, presumably around 2015–2016. Subsequently, it was widely shared via social media such as Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, and quote accounts, causing the text to spread rapidly as an internet quote.
The statement is also frequently linked to Biddy’s debut collection “I Love My Love”, although it is wise to distinguish between:
– the ‘original online publication’ on Tumblr, and
– any potential ‘later adoption, association, or popularization’ via her published work.
Author:
In the available tradition, the statement is attributed to the American poet and spoken-word artist Reyna Biddy. The mention that the text was initially published via ‘her own Tumblr’ makes the attribution stronger than with many anonymous internet quotes.
