It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (Even If You Pretend You Are)
Let’s be real. Life isn’t always sunshine, iced coffee, and playlists that hit just right. Some days you wake up and it feels like the world is too loud. You open your phone, scroll for three seconds, and already feel behind on everything — your goals, your mental health, your life in general. And yet when someone asks how you’re doing, your default answer is still: “I’m fine.” But here’s the thing: You don’t have to be “fine” all the time. It’s okay to be messy. To feel stuck. To cry at 2am over something you thought you were over. To cancel plans because your energy is drained. To not have a five-year plan. To be soft in a world that keeps telling you to be “strong.” We’ve romanticized productivity, healing, and even positivity so much that it sometimes feels wrong to admit when we’re not okay. But healing isn’t aesthetic. Growth isn’t linear. And sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is to just sit with your feelings without rushing to fix them. So here’s your reminder...
