My older brother missed my graduation.
No call. No message. Nothing.
Everyone kept asking, “Where is he?” and I just kept smiling, as if it didn’t matter, but it did.
That night, I muted his contact.
Three days later, there was a knock on our door.
He stood there tired, unshaven, holding a small wrapped box.
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I couldn’t leave the site. If I didn’t finish that job, they wouldn’t pay me and I needed the money for this.”
Inside the box was a simple wristwatch.
“I wanted you to have something that reminds you. Your time is just starting.”
I didn’t know whether to cry or feel guilty.
Sometimes, people don’t show up the way we expect them to.
But it doesn’t mean they didn’t care.
saw a quote that said, “anger is the part of you that loves you the most. it shows up when you're being mistreated, ignored or disrespected. it's a signal - calling you to step away from what's harming you.
whether it's a room, a job, a relationship or an old version of yourself, anger let's you know when it's time to walk away. if you learn to listen to it, to trust it and make it your ally, it won’t need to shout so loudly."
this old lady just said to me “growth is realizing that someone’s inconsistency is a sign to step back, not a challenge to prove your worth” and i think y’all need to engrave this into your soul.
Life gets really easier when you stop taking things personally. Decenter yourself. It’s not always about you or what you did or didn’t do. People are just who they are.
when someone has clear, open, honest energy and is making the effort to meet you where you’re at and love you in the process. what a gift. will you be patient and gracious with them? will you extend the same clear, open, and honest energy? remember, love is not built in a day.
Nobody really talks about how waiting on God is hard. Somedays you have it altogether and some days you burst into tears wondering how long this season would take.
We need someone to simply be there... Not to fix anything or do anything in particular, but just to let us feel we are supported and cared about. Just being there for them can bring hope when all seems hopeless. Your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words
Truth be told, some people are so irreplaceable. The things they do, the way they go extra miles to get things done for you, the way they always support, the kindness they show, the feelings they had for you; you may never experience it again for the rest of your life.