Stephani E.D. McDow

Saturday looks like this so far. A short walk that felt longer than it should, but I took it anyway because we are building strength and endurance one stubborn step at a time. Then caffeine, because sometimes healing also looks like a little help from a cup and a quiet moment to breathe.
Then I sat down to write, trying to be thoughtful, trying to listen, trying to say something true. And then, like clockwork, the overwhelm showed up. The doubt. The stress. The why-is-this-so-hard energy that likes to pull up a chair right when I am getting somewhere.
Still, I showed up. Tired, a little wired, a little fragile, a little determined. This is what it looks like right now. Not perfect, not easy, but real and moving forward anyway.