Life is nonlinear

Maybe you’ve been trying to walk straight on a winding road. Give yourself grace.

Self-love is nonlinear.

Healing is nonlinear.

Life (especially during a global pandemic) is nonlinear.

I think we're often sold a lie that there is a straight and direct way to self-love/healing/happiness/insert your perceived "end-point" here.

Most of the time, the path is not straight. Sometimes there is no path, sometimes we have to go off course. Sometimes we're hit with a mudslide, and sometimes we're forced to stop and rest. We've all learned enough about unprecedented and uncertain times to know this intimately.

It's exhausting, and takes so much energy to walk straight on a winding road. And when we aren't told to expect them, it makes the turns feel that much more sharp.

Whatever your winding, nonlinear road is looking like in this moment, here's a gentle reminder that the road was always meant to turn and twist. You have every bit of strength, resilience, and adaptability to turn with it, and you deserve to give yourself some grace as you do.