Voices of Connection

Listen. There was a woman who kept every voicemail from people she loved but never

called them back. Her phone became a graveyard of voices reaching out while she convinced herself

she was too broken to answer. One night scrolling through contacts she saw her sister's

name. Beneath it, seventeen missed calls. Her thumb hovered

over the number, shaking. She pressed call. Her sister picked up on the first

ring like she'd been waiting forever. They didn't talk about the silence. They just talked.

And she realized the people who matter don't need you to be fixed. They just need you

to show up. Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is let someone hear your voice again.