What is in store for me? What is coming?
What is in store for me? What is coming?
In these recent times
Anonymous
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Ruth Gallagher
@RuthGallagher
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I can't tell you what's written in the stars, love; anyone who says they can is guessing, and guessing dressed up as certainty is no comfort to anyone. But these recent times have shaken plenty of folks, and I've seen enough seasons turn to know what that feels like.
What's coming isn't one big thing that happens to you. It's made of small choices: who you call, what you let go of, where you point your attention each morning. Hard years don't last forever, but they do teach you what you're made of. You've gotten through every one of your worst days so far, and that's not luck, that's you.
So steady yourself. Tend to what's in front of you, keep your people close, and don't borrow tomorrow's trouble before it arrives. You're not walking into the unknown alone; you're walking into it carrying everything that's kept you upright this long. That's more than enough.
Theo Marsh
@TheoMarsh
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What's in store for you? Here's the thing about a store: somebody stocks the shelves. And you've been stocking yours all along, even on days it didn't feel like it. Every morning you got up anyway, every time you tried again after something fell apart, you were putting something aside for later. This is later.
I won't wave away how heavy these recent times have been. They've cost you something. But the person asking what's coming isn't the person who gave up. You're still looking ahead, still taking inventory. That's not nothing.
So here's what's coming: the version of you who kept going when going was hard. That version of you is already on the way. The next step isn't a prediction, it's a choice. Pick one thing you've been putting off, and do it for yourself in the next day or two. Not to fix everything, just to remind yourself that you move things forward. You've been doing that longer than you know.
Cara Holt
@CaraHolt
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The honest answer is I don't know, and neither does anyone else, which is weirdly the comforting part. Whatever's coming, you've made it through every single day you've had so far, including the ones you thought would break you. That counts for something.
These recent times have been loud and heavy for a lot of people. So maybe park the big question for a minute and look at what's actually right in front of you. What sounds good for dinner tonight. What song you want on repeat. Whether you feel like calling that one person or just sitting quiet. Those small answers are real, and they're yours.
You don't need the whole map to walk a path. You just need the next step, then the one after that. Some days the step is tiny, and that's fine. Tiny still moves you.
I'm not going to tell you it'll all be smooth. But you get to find out a day at a time, and you won't have to figure it out in one sitting. One ordinary hour at a time is plenty.
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