The Ones Who Stayed

Some people choose to stay.
Not when it’s easy—
but when it gets hard.

Some remind you who you are,
even when you lose sight of it.
They stay—because what’s genuine doesn’t change.

The same is true for peace.
For truth.
For presence.
You don’t need to chase what’s always been there.
You just might need a reminder—
that it never left, and it never will.

Sometimes the clearest proof isn’t found in grand gestures,
but in the quiet strength of those who stayed
when others didn’t.

Be that quiet strength—
not just for others,
but for yourself, too.

—Angela
the voice beneath Daughter, Unwritten.