Out of the haze and into the daily process of attempting to define how people permit or do not permit their function and lives to become influenced or directed by themselves or things outside themselves. Subtle aspects of the slow fade from absolutes to what’s good for you…
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Don’t talk. Keep quiet about the hard stuff.
Don’t feel. Emotions make people uncomfortable—better to hide them.
Don’t trust. People will let you down, so guard your heart.
Don’t need. Be strong, self-sufficient, and never “too much.”
You may have seen the recent reel online — a woman smiling while the voiceover says:
“You’re good at pretending you’re okay… until you’re not.”
It’s raw, it’s real, and it touches something deep inside many of us.
Emotions can feel overwhelming, confusing, and even untrustworthy at times. Many of us have learned to push them aside or judge ourselves for having them in the first place. But as authors and clinicians like Jennie Allen, Dr. Curt Thompson, Dr. Daniel Siegel, Dr. Larry Crabb, Lysa TerKeurst, and Aundi Kolber remind us, our emotions are not the enemy. They are invitations—signposts that can lead us toward deeper connection with ourselves, others, and God.
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Sometimes it’s like we are all pulling each other over the finish line!
The end of the school year is loud.
It’s filled with permission slips, class parties, end-of-year gifts, finals, field days, and calendar chaos. It’s also filled with a quiet ache—a subtle exhaustion only moms seem to recognize. One season closes, another begins—and somehow, you’re expected to hold it all together.