When Light Breaks Through

Sometimes, things feel unbearably heavy.

I can get swallowed by the thought that I’m worthless—

that I’ll never be enough—

and that darkness can stretch itself so wide,

it casts shadows where they don’t belong.

It convinces me to stop trying,

to stop living.

And then—there are days like today.

Days when I watch my dogs run and play,

tails wagging,

hearts wide open to the world.

Days when I see my wife’s beauty,

both the quiet kind that sits in her heart

and the kind that shines through her smile.

Days when I remember that good people exist—

people who care deeply about this world

and the lives that fill it.

It’s these days that remind me to hold on.

To trust that the light will return,

even when it feels like it never will.

Today is a good day.

And I’m going to let myself enjoy it.