My Side of the Story
- avigailbalaag
- 22 hours ago
- 2 min read

There are stories we tell out loud, and then there are the ones we carry quietly.
This space was created for the latter.
I didn’t come here with a grand announcement or a perfectly formed beginning. I came here because there are moments in life that ask to be witnessed, even if they don’t yet have names. Moments that sit between certainty and confusion. Between holding it together and letting something soften.
This is where I let those moments land.
I write slowly. Not because I don’t have things to say, but because some truths need room to breathe before they can be understood. This isn’t a place for polished endings or tidy conclusions. It’s a place for reflection, for noticing, for listening to what lingers after the noise fades.
There are seasons in life where survival is loud — full schedules, obligations, expectations. And then there are quieter seasons, the ones that arrive when the world finally slows enough for you to hear yourself think. This blog lives in that quiet.
You won’t find answers here packaged neatly. What you’ll find instead are questions asked gently. Thoughts written as they unfold. Stories that don’t rush toward meaning, but allow meaning to emerge in its own time.
Some days, writing is an act of grounding. Other days, it’s an act of courage. Always, it’s an act of honesty — even when the honesty is still taking shape.
If you’re reading this, you don’t need to understand everything that brought me here. And you don’t need to understand everything that brought you here either. Presence is enough.
This is an invitation to slow down. To read without urgency. To sit with thoughts instead of solving them.
Welcome to my side of the story.
I’m glad you’re here.


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