There’s a moment, somewhere between Wednesday and the weekend, where everything feels… a little too much.
Not dramatic.
Not catastrophic.
Just heavy – like your mind is carrying more weight than your hands can hold.
If you’ve felt that this week, you’re not alone.
The Story
A few days ago, I went for a short walk near Punggol, the kind of walk you take when you’re not trying to “exercise” or “be productive,” but simply because you need air.
I found myself on this long red bridge.
Straight, steady, stretching across the water.
From the start, it looked endless.
And my first thought was exactly how my week felt:
“So much left to go.”
But something shifted as I started walking.
Instead of focusing on the end, I looked at the step right under me.
Then the next one.
Then the next.
Nothing dramatic happened.
The sky didn’t open.
I didn’t have some big realisation.
But there was a quiet easing in my chest, the kind that happens when your brain finally understands that it doesn’t have to carry the whole week at once.
Just this moment.
Just this step.
Just this breath.
Halfway through the bridge, I looked up and realised the end wasn’t actually that far.
It never was.
It just felt far when I was standing at the beginning.
Here’s the reminder that found me on that bridge:
”You don’t have to finish the week. You only have to get through today.”
And “getting through today” doesn’t mean crushing goals, clearing your inbox, or fixing everything.
Sometimes it just means:
- doing the next thing
- taking the next step
- giving yourself grace
- letting the day be imperfect
- staying gentle with yourself
Small progress is still progress.
Quiet strength is still strength.
And slow steps still count as steps forward.
If this week feels heavy, don’t sprint.
Don’t push yourself to breaking.
Just walk.
Slowly.
Steadily.
At your own pace.
The weekend is coming.
Relief is coming.
Lightness is coming.
And you’re already on the bridge.
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With clarity,
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