Choosing silence isn’t giving up—it’s opting out of exhaustion.<br /><br />There comes a point where you realize you don’t need to convince anyone of your character. You don’t need to repair situations you didn’t create, or fight to be seen by people who’ve already decided how they’ll treat you.<br /><br />Silence becomes a boundary.<br />Not passive. Not bitter.<br />Just final.<br /><br />In that stillness, you start to feel something unfamiliar: peace. Not the kind that depends on approval, but the kind rooted in knowing who you are without defending it. You learn that your value was never up for debate—it was simply wasted on the wrong audiences.<br /><br />Those who recognize and respect your worth will find their way to you. Those who don’t are free to walk their own path. If regret meets them later, that’s their lesson to carry—not yours.<br /><br />Quiet doesn’t mean weak.<br />It means complete.
