>>509342714 (OP)Don’t you dare give up now. Not after everything you’ve survived to get here. You might feel beaten down, stuck, small — like it’s never going to change. But you’ve felt that way before, and you’re still standing. That’s proof enough you’ve got fight left in you.
People talk about strength like it’s about lifting cars or taking punches without flinching. But real strength is dragging yourself forward *anyway* when every voice in your head says you’re done. It’s the quiet decision to try *one more time* — to stand up *one more time* — to believe there’s a way through even when you can’t see it yet.
Nothing stays the same forever. The pain won’t. The fear won’t. The dead ends won’t. But every step you take — every day you refuse to lay down and let life roll over you — that’s a brick in the foundation of something better. You can’t always see the shape of it yet, but you’re building it every time you don’t give up.
So breathe. Wipe your face. Square your shoulders. And take the next step — even a tiny one. You owe it to every version of you that made it this far. You don’t have to know how it ends. You just have to promise you’re not done yet.