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a reminder for the days you feel invisible

There are days you wonder if your presence makes a difference.
If anyone would notice your absence.
If the world would just… keep spinning.

And I want to tell you:
It would not be the same.
Not for those who have heard your laughter.
Not for the stranger who saw your smile that day you almost didn’t go out.
Not for the soul who feels a little less alone because of something you said and forgot.

You matter.

Even if you don’t feel it.
Even if you’re tired.
Even if you’re not “productive” or “positive” or “put together.”

You matter when you’re sitting still in your bed.
You matter when you don’t want to talk.
You matter when all you did today was breathe and survive.

Your worth is not a project.
It’s not a performance.
It’s not something you have to earn.

It is your birthright.

You are not behind.
You are not late.
You are not “too much” or “not enough.”

You are irreplaceable.

Even in this quiet moment.
Especially in this quiet moment.

So stay.

Not because you have to.
But because this world still has things that only you can do,
even if you haven’t discovered them yet.

And someone, someday,
will whisper to you,
“I’m still here because you once stayed.”

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