I said this for 2 years.

It started as one difficult week.

Then another.

Then another.

Every Monday I told myself:

“Just get through this week.”

I thought I was being positive.

I thought I was being resilient.

I thought I was doing what I needed to do.

What I didn’t realise was that I had stopped living in the present.

I was constantly waiting.

Waiting for things to calm down.

Waiting for life to get easier.

Waiting to finally feel okay.

And while I was waiting…

Months passed.

Then years.

One day it hit me:

I couldn’t remember the last time I felt excited about my own life.

Not because I was lazy.

Not because I was weak.

Because I’d been surviving for so long that surviving had become normal.

If you’re constantly telling yourself:

“Just get through today.”

“Just get through this week.”

Maybe it’s worth asking yourself:

How long have I been saying that?

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