It felt like the universe had been quietly stitching this together all along.
Sometimes I think about how close I came to never knowing any of this. If I’d ignored the pain. If I hadn’t opened that box. If someone hadn’t taken an extra shift.
Life has a strange way of hiding its biggest truths inside its hardest moments.
I’ve learned that pain is often trying to speak. That timing matters. That some stories wait until you’re ready to hear them.
And that healing isn’t always about getting better. Sometimes it’s about finding the missing pieces of who you are.
If you’re reading this, I hope it reminds you not to ignore the quiet signs. And not to be afraid of opening boxes—literal or emotional.
You never know what part of your life is waiting inside.
