09/10/2025
**“There comes a moment in every heart when you realize that peace is far too precious to trade for the noise of certain people.
It isn’t unkindness — it’s understanding.
You’ve learned that not everyone deserves a front-row seat in your quiet little world.
It’s not anger that makes you step back, but wisdom — the kind that comes from too many days spent mending a heart that others handled carelessly.
You start to see that you don’t have to attend every conversation, fix every misunderstanding, or carry every heavy feeling someone hands you.
You can choose calm. You can choose distance.
You can choose yourself.
And in that choosing, you find something stronger than approval — you find peace.
And peace, once you’ve known it, becomes the softest, bravest thing you’ll ever protect.”**
— Inspired by the quiet wisdom of A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh
