There's a Better Way

I trust that one day, all the pain I have caused, all the questions I have thrown like stones into the still waters of my relationships, will make sense. That every moment of doubt, every crack I have placed in the carefully built structures of love and belonging, was not for destruction - but for awakening.

I look at myself sometimes and wonder, What am I doing? I see the expectations, the unspoken contracts, the rules that bind us in invisible chains. The roles we play to be accepted - to be your friend, your lover, your secret keeper. But something inside me stirs, something too strong to ignore.

I cannot keep following the rules just to belong.

I cannot trade authenticity for approval, or silence my truth just to hold onto love. No matter how much I want to, no matter how tempting it is to keep the peace, something greater inside me says no.

No to the quiet betrayals of self.

No to carrying secrets that are not mine to bear.

No to bending and breaking just to fit into a space never meant for me.

There's a better way. A path where love is not earned through silence, where connection is not built on hidden truths and buried needs. A way where I can stand in my truth and still be held.

I don't know exactly where this road leads, but I trust it. Because the voice inside me is louder than my fear, and it whispers:

There is more. There is freedom. There is love that does not require you to disappear.

And I am ready to find it.