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• The Ones We BecomeRay Ganotice Catubig
• Page 2For everyone who has ever loved quietly, waited patiently, and found the courage to choose themselves.
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• Page 5To the reader, This journal was never written to tell you how to heal. It was written because, at one point, I didn't know how. These pages were born from love that couldn't keep, and silence that had to learn to live with. If you find yourself in these chapters, know that you are not reading someone else's story. You are simply meeting pieces on your own.
• Being UnchosenHave you ever experienced that you are in love with someone but they don't love you back? Hopefully someday, you get chosen by someone who deserves you as who you are. That you know to yourself that you are a good person.
• WaitingSometimes, the strongest thing you can do is to hold on to the possibility that tomorrow might be different. Have you ever loved someone so deeply that, even with every reason to let go, you simply couldn't?
• Growing QuietThere comes a time when waiting becomes quieter. Not because you've stopped loving them, but because you've grown tired of asking your heart to keep hoping. The messages remain unsent. The words stay in your throat.
• Letting GoThere comes a day when you realize that holding on no longer brings you closer to them. It only keeps you farther from yourself so you let go not because you stopped loving them, but because you finally accepted them for who they were, not for who you hoped they would become.Sometimes, peace begins the moment you accept things as they are, instead of mourning the version you wished existed. Life becomes lighter when you understand that the people you love, the pain you endure, and the joy you experience are all passing through. They were never meant to be possessions. They were meant to be teachers.
• Finding Yourself AgainAfter letting go of someone you loved, you may discover that the hardest part was never losing them. It was realizing that, somewhere along the way, you had yourself too. So the next time you find yourself looking into your reflection and seeing someone you no longer recognize, remind yourself that this too shall pass, and is temporary.
• Choosing yourselfThere comes a moment when you stop asking why they didn't choose you. Not because the question has finally been answered, but because it no longer needs you.
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