【disappoint】Life has a way of handing us moments that feel like a slow, heavy breath—unexpected, uninvited, and hard to shake. Sometimes, it's not the big events that leave us feeling empty, but the quiet, lingering sense of something missing. That feeling is what we call "disappoint."

It starts small. A promise broken, a hope unfulfilled, a dream that didn't quite land where you thought it would. It’s in the silence after a conversation that never really went anywhere, or the way someone looks away when you ask them how they're doing. Disappointment isn’t always loud; often, it’s subtle, creeping in through the cracks of expectations we didn’t even realize we had.

We build our lives on hopes—some spoken, some unspoken. We imagine what we want, what we believe we deserve, and then we wait. And sometimes, the waiting feels like a long, winding road with no clear end. That’s when disappointment hits hardest—not because things are bad, but because they’re not as good as we hoped they’d be.

But here’s the thing about disappointment: it doesn’t have to define you. It can be a teacher, a reminder that not everything goes according to plan, and that’s okay. It can push you to reevaluate, to grow, to find new paths. Disappointment is not the end of the story—it’s just a chapter, one that might lead you somewhere unexpected, but not necessarily unwelcome.

So when you feel that weight, when the world seems a little dimmer, remember: you are still here, still moving forward. Disappointment may be part of your journey, but it doesn’t have to be the destination.