You keep telling yourself you donβt need validation.
Then someone notices the tiny things.
The way you always say thank you.
The way you hesitate before speaking.
The way you try just a little harder when you know youβre being watched.
βYou did well.β
Thatβs all it takes.
Now youβre smiling without realizing it.
Wondering if they noticed.
Wondering if theyβll say it again.
Funny how a few carefully chosen words can stay with you longer than a hundred careless ones.




















