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Sunday Reflections: When You Realize There Was Nothing There

Sunday Reflections: When You Realize There Was Nothing There

There’s a moment in the healing journey that hits hard, like a homerun.

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Apr 13, 2025
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It’s not the fight, the discard, or even the silence.

It’s the realization that the connection you were promised was never real.

Not because you weren’t real.

Their actions didn’t scream… a real connection.

That moment?

It’s soul-shattering.


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