Growth is hard. regret is harder 🌸

There comes a moment of solivance

when you stop shrinking, stop waiting, stop choosing everyone else over yourself.

From that choice grows faeloria

the quiet beauty born from wounds that were never meant to break you, only shape you.

And then you realize you are astravore

still feeding on hope, still reaching for light, still standing…

resilient, hungry, unbreakable.

This is growth.

This is healing.

This is choosing yourself, finally. 💛

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