Sometimes all you can do is get through the day,
the hour, or the moment.
And it feels impossible to think beyond that.

Sure, that’s what survival looks like,
but when it becomes your default,
your normal, it slowly wears you down.

The toll it takes on both your body and mind
is surprising, and it adds up over time.

It’s like having tunnel vision.
While you focus on one thing,
everything else falls away.
Almost forgotten.

Even parts of yourself.

Your mental and physical health
suffer no matter what you do.

And time,
it slips by quietly.
Weeks, months, even years pass,
and only later do you realize
what’s been lost.

You get caught up
in making what feels like “logical” decisions.
But in the process you lose sight of what you truly want.
What’s actually best for you.

Yes logic matters.
but so does passion.
The things that drive you,
your gut instincts, they matter too.

Take a chance.

Life is not about achieving
what others decide success looks like.

What about happiness?
Love?
Friendship?

Your own dreams?

Why ignore what you feel?

Too often we don’t stop to consider the cost.
To ask ourselves if it’s worth it
to keep going the way we are.

Pushing through pain,
ignoring the signals your body and mind send you,
that’s not always strength.

In my life,
there have been times when pushing through was a strength.

But there have been many more times
when it has been one of my greatest weaknesses.

Ive let fear and anxiety rush me into decisions.
Decisions that, if had been made with a little more faith in myself,
might have turned out completely different.

Your mental and physical health
is invaluable.

They are some of those things we don’t fully appreciate until it starts to fail.

So do what truly matters to you.
Listen to what you feel.

Because you know what’s right for you.
Not anyone else.

Hold onto the people and things
that make you smile and laugh from the heart.

Those smiles and laughs
are authentic and genuine.
And they matter.

So much more than so many even realize.