#boundaries
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disappointment is not an event. it is a pattern that teaches the body how to survive.
it begins quietly—almost politely. a promise delayed. a moment missed. an apology that sounds sincere enough to soften the sting. and in the beginning, love fills in the gaps. love explains. love waits. love believes in potential more than evidence. love convinces itself that effort will be reciprocated eventually. this is how people end up…
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when two bitter people link together
“bitterness can link two people in a heartbeat, stitching their wounds together like matching scars. but a bond built on resentment is a fragile thing — loud at first, then hollow, then gone. only truth has the steadiness to hold, only honesty has the spine to last, and only light can keep anything standing after…