Expecting

 I Became Calm When I Stopped Expecting You

I stopped expecting you to call,

To show, to care, to try at all,

And strangely, peace began to grow

Where disappointment used to show.

Expectation kept me tied

To every place you failed to rise,

It made your absence hurt me twice,

Once in truth and once in mind.

Now I expect less from the wrong,

And more from where I do belong,

I became calm when I set free --

The hope that kept disappointing me.

Real work

 One day, as the betrayer, you will realize the

opportunity to rebuild is gone. Not

because your wife refused to heal but

because you refused to do the real work.

Family

 Today's Message:

God is saying to you today,

"Your prayers for your family are

working. Keep praying. I am moving in

their hearts in ways you cannot see yet.

Don't stop standing in the gap."

Do not owe

You don't owe anyone your nervous

system. You do not owe anyone your sleep.

your appetite, your joy, or your calm. If

being loved by someone keeps making you

unwell, listen to that. The body often

leaves before the heart admits it has to.

~Robert M. Drake, Detoxify

Reflection

 From Jen's Quotes

Cheating is rarely about the person who got hurt;

it is a reflection of the person who chose to stray.

True relationship security does not come from

constant monitoring, but from a partner's internal

character. When someone lacks contenment,

they will always look for the next best thing. When

they lack loyalty, promises mean nothing. When

they do not treasure your feelings, your pain

becomes invisible to them. You deserve a love that

values your peace, respects your heart, and stays 

true even when no one is watching.

Never lower your standards for someone who

has not learned how to value a good thing.

Pleaded

 She PLEADED for years. She communicated, she cried, she

stayed when most would have left, she gave more of herself than

she had to spare. And the more she gave, the less it seemed to

register. Her tears did not move him. Her effort went

unacknowledged. Her presence was taken completely for granted.

Over time she was hollowed out, not just tired but emptied in a

way that went beyond exhaustion. She did not leave because the

love disappeared on its own. She left because staying had

consumed everything inside her that was capable of LOVING

him. By the end it was not a choice. It was the only thing left in

her that still knew how to protect itself.

Did not slam

the door did not slam

at first,

you expected anger.

a fight.

a dramatic ending.

some proof they still cared enough

to break loudly.

but the door did not slam.

it closed softly.

almost kindly.

like a heart finally accepting

what it already knew.

and honestly,

that is how you lost them.

not through hatred,

but through the quiet moment

they stopped trying to be chosen.

~Eduard