Michael Daaboul

Some healing looks like silence before it looks like progress.

The hardest conversations are usually the ones you have with yourself after everyone else has gone to sleep.

There are people who still smile when they hear your name, and you'll probably never know.

Growing up is realising your parents were carrying things they never spoke about.

Some people don't miss you. They miss the version of you that always made life easier for them.

One day you'll laugh the way you used to, and you won't even realise it until the moment has already passed.

One day you'll speak about what broke you without feeling broken by it.

The version of you that kept going deserves to be remembered, not just the version that finally made it.

One day you'll speak about what broke you without feeling broken by it.

Some burdens become lighter not because they changed, but because you did.

You don't always notice yourself healing. One day, you simply stop looking over your shoulder.

The person you are today is carrying promises the old you thought you'd never keep.

Some chapters don't end because you found the answer. They end because you finally found the strength to stop reading them.

The strongest part of you is often the part no one ever sees.

Some people never get the apology they deserved. They become the person they needed instead.

Strength is not always fighting. Sometimes it’s knowing when to rest.