Michael Daaboul

Some healing looks like silence before it looks like progress.

Take more photos of the people you love. One day, they won't just be photographs. They'll become places you go when you miss someone.

You'll spend so much of your life waiting for the right moment that you'll forget some of the best moments were the ones that arrived unannounced.

One day, someone will ask you about your childhood, and you'll realise you've spent years carrying stories you never knew were heavy.

Some memories don't make you sad because they're gone. They make you sad because they happened only once.

You'll never get this exact version of yourself back. Be kind to the person you are today.

One day you'll put something down that you've been carrying for years, and you'll wonder why you thought you had to carry it alone.

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.