There have been stretches of life, maybe several, where we were just surviving.

Food.
Bills.
Loss.
Responsibility.
Pressure.

I know there were times I didn’t feel strong. And I didn’t show it. And I didn’t talk about it.

I felt tired. Maybe you are nodding your head here knowing the feeling.

Maybe it’s a feeling that we have felt often.

But looking back those times in our lives built something in us.

Discipline.
Steadiness.
Perspective.

Strength doesn’t always feel powerful while it’s forming.

Sometimes it feels like exhaustion.

Sometimes it looks like letting someone help.

So when we’re tired
let’s promise ourselves three things:

• We keep showing up.
• We pay attention.
• And we look for what’s solid even if it’s still being built.

~dom