if you feel like you're behind

(what's coming for you is better than you can imagine)

If you think you’re behind:

I know couples who met young and are now falling apart—

and others who found love later and discovered their perfect match.

I know graduates who landed a career right away,

only to spend decades hating every minute—

and others who stumbled from job to job,

but fulfilled their true calling at 50.

I know parents who had kids in their 20's,

but never broke the cycles they swore they would—

and others who became parents at 40,

finally ready to raise them with love and intention.

I know socialites who’ve had the same friends since childhood,

yet every conversation is laced with gossip—

and others who found their truest friendships at 30,

built on trust, not time.

I know writers who published their first book at 20,

but no one reached for it—

and others who didn’t receive a publisher’s ‘yes’ until 60;

theirs became a New York Times best seller.

Life’s greatest gifts don’t always arrive on our timeline,

but they are all the more beautiful because of it.

xx

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