Day 124 blog
- Mar 4
- 2 min read
No matter how stuck you feel. No matter how heavy today feels. No matter how many nights you have cried yourself to sleep or how many mornings you woke up wishing things looked different. I promise you, this is not forever.
There are seasons in life where everything feels paused. Like you are trying, praying, pushing, and nothing is moving. You question yourself. You question your decisions. You even question God sometimes. You wonder how you ended up here and how long you are going to have to stay here.
But feelings are not permanent. Pain is not permanent. Confusion is not permanent.
Growth is uncomfortable. Healing is messy. Waiting is exhausting. But none of it lasts forever.
Some days survival is the victory. Getting out of bed is the win. Answering that one email. Going on that one walk. Saying one honest prayer through tears. Those small things count more than you realize.
You may feel stuck, but you are not buried. You may feel delayed, but you are not denied. You may feel broken, but you are not beyond repair.
I know what it feels like to wish things were different. To replay conversations. To want closure. To want clarity. To want relief. And sometimes the only thing you can do is breathe and take the next step.
Keep going.
Not because it is easy.
Not because you have all the answers.
But because this version of you, the one that is fighting quietly, is stronger than you think.
One day you will look back at this season and realize it shaped you, not shattered you.
This feeling is temporary.
Your strength is not.
Signed, Paulina.
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