You do not need an audience to acknowledge that something was difficult for you.

STILLNESS

WHAT THIS MEANS

Waiting for someone else to confirm that a thing was hard is a common habit and a costly one. If nobody noticed, the difficulty gets filed as ordinary, and the tiredness afterwards starts to look like a personal weakness instead of a reasonable result. Outside recognition is pleasant, but it is not the qualification. You were present for the whole of it, which is more than anyone else can say.

Say plainly to yourself what was hard about this week and why. Skip the comparison with people whose week you did not live. Then let that shape what you ask of yourself tomorrow.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What was harder than you have admitted, even privately, to yourself?

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