You’re Still Human. And That’s the Point.
If no one’s told you this lately, let me remind you:
You’re allowed to be tired.
You’re allowed to feel it all.
And you’re still doing your job - even when you’re not “on.”
We know the culture.
“Don’t show weakness.”
“Keep your shit together.”
“Push it down and keep moving.”
But here’s the truth:
Pushing it down doesn’t make you stronger.
It just makes you quieter.
More disconnected.
More worn out from carrying things no one can see.
And that’s not your fault.
It’s the system you were trained in - where being human is treated like a liability instead of the foundation of your courage.
But let me ask you something:
What if your humanity isn’t the problem?
What if it’s actually the proof that you’re still in the fight?
Because here’s what I’ve seen, over and over again:
It’s not the big moments that break you.
It’s the thousand tiny cuts.
The shift that ran late.
The dinner you missed.
The moment you needed to cry but didn’t have time.
And if you never take a beat to tend to your actual self - not the badge, not the role - you start believing the lie that you are the job.
You’re not.
You’re a full-spectrum, three-dimensional, stubbornly-alive human being.
You deserve to feel, to rest, to laugh, to rage, to process.
Not just because it makes you better at your job.
But because it means you get to have a life outside of it.
So today, here’s your permission slip:
🛑 Put the hero down for a minute.
✅ Go do something gloriously human.
📺 Watch trash TV.
📞 Call someone who makes you belly laugh.
📝 Write the poem.
🍞 Eat the carbs.
🐶 Chase the dog.
💧 Cry if you need to.
Just… be human.
You’ve earned the right to exist outside of your role.
And honestly? That’s where your real power lives.