Letting Go Isn't Losing

I once had to let go of someone I thought I’d never live without. We had been friends since high school, birthdays, heartbreaks, graduations we were always there for each other. But as the years went on, our conversations became one-sided. I was always showing up, while they barely noticed when I pulled away. I kept holding on out of fear, afraid of what it would mean to let go of that history. But one afternoon, after they missed something important to me without even a text, I chose peace over disappointment and stopped reaching out. It wasn’t easy, and I questioned it for weeks. But over time, I saw how much lighter life became. Letting go didn’t mean I lost, it meant I finally made space to heal.