It's ok to not be ok

Something to keep in mind as the busy holiday season gets into full swing now ...

This is definitely NOT the "most wonderful time of the year" for many people .. in fact, it can be the absolute hardest time of the year, for so many reasons.

Keep it in mind .. and be kind. Maybe that sounds cliché .. idk.. but it's important.

People are struggling .. and it's not always the ones you'd think ... even ones who are smiling and playing Christmas songs and going thru the motions because that's what you're 'supposed to be doing" because admitting they're struggling, for many, is admitting weakness (in their mind, at least) and no one wants to feel judged.

If this speaks to you and you need someone to talk to, I'm all ears. I may not understand what you're going through personally.. because really only you know that .. but I do know what it's like to struggle and to feel hopeless at times .. and that's scary AF .. I do know that much. I've been there.. and I thank God that I'm not there now..

not right now, at least.

But I know that some of you are and that breaks my heart. You matter. You're here for a reason.. and you are enough, just as you are.

So .. I see you .. and you're not alone. None of us is ever really truly alone .. although it can certainly feel like that at times.

Please know that 'this, too, shall pass' .. so please just hang on .. and keep on breathing .. you're gonna be ok.