One day you will look back at this version of yourself

One day you will look back at this version of yourself, the one who remained gentle even when life sharpened at the edges, the one who kept showing up even when it seemed impossible to try anymore, and you will be so proud, you will thank yourself for enduring, for believing in mornings, for daring to hope even when the world seemed so heavy and exhausting, you don't see it now, but even this moment, this chaotic and painful moment, is part of your becoming, of your journey towards who you will be, you are growing roots right here, right now, and transforming into someone you will always love, because in every moment of struggle and every hidden smile, in every small and hesitant step, a stronger, gentler version of you is being born, a version that embraces all you have been and will be.