FavoritesFebruary 26 at 3:49 AMI know that there is someone out there right now who is just overwhelmed with life. I'm not going to tell you to be strong right now. I'm going to tell you thank you. Yes, thank you, because when you are in a place of overwhelm you are typically doing SO VERY MUCH and holding up everything and things are hard. And often people will say, "thank goodness you are so strong."
But what choice do you have other than strength?
So thank you for being strong when you are at your wits end. Thank you. Thank you for showing up and trying when you don't know what to do next. Thank you for loving your kids when often they are rather unloveable. Thank you for hoping when there doesn't seem to be a break.
Thank you for YOU.
Yes, you. You right now, with the weight of the world. Thank you. I appreciate you. I see you. I hear you. And I know that it is hard.
Now, breathe, just for a second, and listen. Please.
Sweet sister, you will make it through.
You will.
The sun will set and the sun will rise and you will make it. You will find your footing, your vision, your voice. Things will change, there will be a day where you will wake up and that heaviness in your heart will be less.
But for right now? I am so proud of you for all you do. Thank you for being you.
I believe in you. You matter.
~Rachel
ps. This is my picture taken in New Zealand. For 18 years I had believed would never be able to travel. And then one day I changed my mindset - and I kept on working to change it - it’s not a one time thing, it’s an everyday thing. I started fighting, started hoping, started taking action, and this picture is my proof to myself that action can change one's life.
