There comes a moment when you realise it is not that life has become unbearable- it is that you have been holding yourself against the tide for too long. You keep swimming. You keep adjusting. You keep finding ways to stay afloat
From the outside, it may even look as though you are doing well. But inside, something knows:
Not because you are weak, but because you have been strong for a very long time.
If this reflection speaks to you, you may wish to learn about the retreat