@darquoteditz: It’s okay if you’re not there yet. Sometimes we look around and feel like we’re the only ones still searching for direction, while everyone else seems to have it all together. But life was never meant to be a race. There is no magic finish line waiting for you to cross. There is only the path beneath your feet. Sometimes it winds through silence and sometimes it feels endless. There is no shame in moving slowly, in needing more time, in setting down the weight you’ve carried for too long. The world will try to convince you that you are behind, that you are failing because your story doesn’t match theirs. But their timing is not your timing. Don’t let their voices drown out the meaning of your own path. Keep moving through the parts of the journey no one prepares you for, even if the world never witnesses the roads you’ve walked in silence. Your journey is valid exactly as it is. Incomplete, imperfect, scarred — but still yours. And one day you’ll look back and see: the dark did not break you — it taught you how to carry your own flame. • inspirational words of encouragement • the dark before the light • healing and finding peace • what trusting God looks like #quotes #journey #darkaesthetic