Shy

Silence is not the absence of thoughts. It is often their hiding place.

Shyness has a peculiar way of making us feel invisible while our minds are overflowing with things we wish we had said. We replay conversations, imagine different endings, and wonder how life might have unfolded if we had found the courage just a little sooner. Yet beneath every quiet voice lives the same desire: to be seen, understood, and accepted.

Perhaps bravery isn't speaking without fear. Perhaps it's speaking despite it.