Hey everyone,
I just wanted to take a moment to check in and say — I hope you’re all doing okay. Really.
Life’s been moving so fast lately, and with everything that’s been happening, it’s reminded me how fragile and unpredictable life can be.
Please, take a moment for yourselves. Breathe. Rest. Hug the people you love a little tighter. And if things have felt heavy lately, I want you to know that you’re not alone. It’s okay to slow down. It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to ask for help.
We don’t always know what others are going through, so let’s try to be kinder — to others, but also to ourselves.
Because here’s the truth: people talk like they know what it’s like to fight your own mind. They don’t. They think because it’s “in your head,” it’s not real — that you can just control it if you really wanted to. But they don’t know how dark the mind can get, how it can drag you to places you never wanted to go.
Then come the words —
“You’re not praying enough.”
“You lost your faith.”
“Why didn’t you tell someone?”
As if praying fixes the noise.
As if faith alone stops the pain.
As if opening up is easy when every time someone does, they’re told, “Don’t overthink,” or “Others have it worse.”
Some people stay quiet not because they don’t want help, but because they’re tired of being dismissed. Tired of hearing that it’s nothing — that it’s all in their head. Faith doesn’t vanish, but even faith can feel small when you’re drained, when you’ve been fighting for so long and no one seems to understand.
