A spring does nothing until it’s pressed down. Then it does everything at once.

Pressure is not always the opposite of power; sometimes it is the storage of it. A season that feels like nothing but compression, all restriction and no movement, can be the exact period where the force is being loaded. From inside it, that is invisible, and it mostly feels like being stuck.

If you are in a compressed stretch right now, stop measuring it by what is visibly happening. Ask instead what is accumulating: skill, savings, patience, a clearer idea of what you want. Keep loading and be ready for the release, because it tends to come all at once.