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Oluwole Gift
Student @ Adekunle Ajasin university of ondo state
Ikeja, Nigeria
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“Loneliness didn’t break me __it revealed me”.
<p>I used to see loneliness as a punishment—now I see it as a mirror .</p><p>It held up everything I was avoiding in myself:</p><p>My need for validation , my fear of not being chosen ,my silence when I should’ve stood tall.</p><p>And in that mirror,I slowly found the version of me that didn’t need to be liked to feel worthy.</p><p>I didn’t have it all figured out—but I’ve learned that peace starts when you stop begging to be seen and start choosing to see yourself.</p><p>Self-worth isn’t built in crowds.</p><p>It’s built in a quiet room, when you finally decide that your own presence is enough.</p><p>I used to feel like being alone meant a I wasn’t loved but now I understand—solitude can be sacred.</p><p>It’s where I started to listen to myself without interruption .Where i realized that people not showing up didn’t mean I wasn’t worth showing up for.</p><p>Some days ,the silence still stings.But more and more ,I find comfort in the stillness.</p><p>Because now,when I walk into an empty room ,I don’t feel incomplete.</p><p>I feel whole—because I’m finally showing up for me .</p><p>Self-worth isn’t loud .</p><p>It’s doesn’t need to prove anything.</p><p>It’s the quiet knowing that:Even if no one claps,you’re still the reason the sun rises inside your own chest.</p><p>I don’t chase being chosen anymore.</p><p>I choose myself.</p><p>And that’s where the healing began .</p>
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