Words to live by

This is a quote from Sam Calloway and inspirational writer who has lived some not so fun moments. He now shares his thoughts and wisdom with anyone who need a bit of reassurance. I know Sam typically writes for a different purpose, but our young endure loss as they fly from the nest... Their friends, daily routines, their safety net. They enter a new chapter of their lives and sink or swim they feel alone.  

"There is something no body tells you about the long road.


 It gets heavy.

Not because you're weak. Not because you made the wrong choice. Not because the thing you're working toward isn't worth it. But simply because carrying something meaningful for a long time. Without guarantees, without a finish line you can see, it will tire even the strongest person out.
And that's okay.

Being tired is not a sign that you should stop. It's a sign that you've been showing up. It's a sign that you've been carrying something real. People who never get tired are usually people who never tried hard enough to feel the weight of something worth having.

So if you're exhausted right now, I want you to hear this clearly. Tired is not the same thing as finished.

The person who rests and comes back is not a quitter. The person who slows down to catch their breath is not falling behind. The person who sits quietly with their struggle instead of running from it is doing some of the bravest work there is.

What breaks people is not the weight. It's the belief that feeling the weight means something is wrong. It doesn't. It means you're human. It means you care. It means the thing you're carrying actually matters to you.

Rest if you need to. Take the day. Take the week if that's what your body and your spirit are asking for. You are allowed to pause without it meaning you gave up.

But don't let the tiredness convince you that you're finished. Because you're not.

The chapter you're in right now, the hard one, the slow one, the one that doesn't seem to be moving fast enough, it is not a detour. It is the road. And every step you take through it, tired or not, is building something in you that easier seasons never could.

Keep going. Not because it's easy. But because you've already come too far to stop now."

You can grab his here.   Peace On The Other Side

I hope Sam's words help you, Have a great day.