Sharing someone else’s words today….this holds so much truth for me.
People don't just become loners overnight - it happens gradually, after too many disappointments, too many broken promises, and too many times they've let their guard down only to regret it.
It starts with small letdowns, the kind you brush off because you want to believe the best in people. Then, one by one, the people. They once trusted to reveal their true colors.
The ones who swore loyalty disappear when things get hard. The ones who promised honesty turn their words into weapons. The ones who claimed to care only cared when it was convenient.
So they withdraw. They learn to enjoy their own company, to rely on themselves, to keep their world small and their peace intact.
They become the ones who observe more than they speak, who listen but rarely share, and who keep their circles tight and their walls higher than before.
It's not that they don't want connection - it's that they refuse to gamble with their trust anymore. Once someone has learned that solitude never betrays them, it becomes hard to convince them to let people in again.
Author unknown
3.21.25
For those walking through a storm in silence, holding back tears, and pretending to be okay while the world rushes past—you’re extraordinary.
It’s not easy to keep showing up when you feel like falling apart, but every step forward, no matter how shaky, is a testament to the fire inside you.
Trust that this strength will guide you through.
As long as I keep doing things for myself, I haven’t given up.
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