👣 This Time, You’re in Their Shoes — What Will You Do?

There are moments that feel strangely familiar.

Not because the setting is the same —

but because the roles have quietly reversed.

You used to be the one left waiting, misunderstood, or judged.

Now… you’re the one holding the power.

To respond. To explain. To protect. Or to repeat.

And in that moment —

a small voice rises within you:

You know what this felt like.

What will you do with that knowing?

You pause.

And in that pause, you access a new kind of strength.

You could withhold, deflect, disappear.

You could protect your pride.

You could walk away without looking back.

But something in you softens.

Not because you owe them something —

but because you remember how it felt to be on the receiving end.

And so, you choose better.

🪞 Growth Is When You Pause and Choose the Opposite

You say the thing you once longed to hear.

You hold the space instead of filling it with noise.

You walk with grace, even when you have every excuse not to.

This isn’t about being the “bigger person.”

It’s not about earning spiritual points.

It’s about remembering how pain used to feel —

and refusing to be the one who passes it on.

🔁 The Loop Closes With You

We often wait for others to give us closure.

To say sorry.

To admit fault.

To treat us the way we wish they had.

But life has its own timing.

And healing often looks like this:

Being put in the same position

And realising: I don’t want to be them.

Not out of blame — but out of awareness.

💭 What This Might Look Like

• You feel tempted to ghost — but instead, you offer clarity, because you remember the sting of silence.

• You start to defend yourself sharply — then soften, remembering how harsh words used to land on you.

• You feel the urge to run — but stay long enough to leave honourably.

It’s not easy.

But it’s honest.

And that’s how loops end — not when others change,

but when you do.

🕯 A Prompt to Carry

• Where are you now standing in the shoes of someone who once hurt you?

• What part of you wants to react — and what part of you wants to evolve?

• How would you act if you were someone you could trust in that same moment?

Because power doesn’t just reveal who you are.

It invites you to become who you wish you had.