Pāhonoa te oro

Have you ever noticed… sometimes the quiet hurts more than the loudest argument? Like, someone says nothing… and somehow, that “nothing” says everything. It’s weird, right? We spend our whole lives thinking words are powerful. Apologies, compliments, confessions… all words. But then one day, someone goes silent… and suddenly, your mind turns into a full-time overthinking factory. You start asking questions you never signed up for — “Did I do something wrong?” “Are they upset?” “Do they even car