There are seasons in life when everything feels like it’s falling apart. When the pieces don’t fit anymore, when the light you used to walk toward suddenly goes out. You try to hold yourself together, but no matter how tightly you grip, things slip through your fingers. And in those moments, it’s easy to believe you’re broken beyond repair.
But here’s something worth remembering: even when you feel completely broken, you still have your roots. You still have the parts of you that storms couldn’t shake — your kindness, your resilience, your quiet strength, your ability to love even when it hurts.
Roots don’t disappear when the tree falls. They wait. They hold on. They gather the strength needed to grow again. The same goes for you. Beneath everything that feels lost or shattered, there’s still a foundation that’s alive — quietly pulsing, waiting for the right moment to rebuild.
Maybe this season isn’t about blooming. Maybe it’s about resting underground, trusting that even in the dark, something within you is preparing for light. Healing isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s invisible. Sometimes it looks like simply showing up to another day.
But make no mistake — you will rise again. Slowly at first, then all at once. You’ll find yourself reaching toward life the way roots reach toward water, drawn by something deeper than logic — the simple will to keep growing.
So, if you’re in that space where everything feels heavy, hold on. You are not starting from zero. You’re starting from experience, from wisdom, from roots that have already weathered storms. And those roots — they’ll carry you through this one, too.
Because no matter how broken you feel, you were never truly lost. You were just gathering the strength to rise again.
Kenrick Vaz 