At the end of the day, I need myself I've learned that people come and go. Feelings change. Circumstances change. Even the people who swear they'll always be there sometimes become strangers you barely recognize. That's not bitterness speaking, it's life. And because of that, I've stopped building my entire sense of security around things I cannot control. At the end of the day, I need myself. I need my own trust, my own respect, and my own ability to stand by myself when life becomes uncertain. Because there is a particular kind of loneliness that comes from realizing you've spent years showing up for everyone else while neglecting the one person who has been with you through every chapter, you. These days, I invest more in my relationship with myself. I listen to my intuition. I take my feelings seriously. I stop abandoning my needs just to maintain connections. Because when everything else changes, the one person I will always have to live with is me. And I've decided that relationship deserves my loyalty too.