Remember everything right now.
Remember all the extra push-ups,
all the extra squats, pull-ups, and jump rope.
Every weekend you lost doing more training.
Every bit of writing you did.
All you did to stay ahead.
Now look at where we are.
The last few days.
We leave this house now.
You don’t have anything extra to do.
All you have left is your normal request.
I know that your body suffers right now.
It suffers the after-effects of all you did.
Yet it still has more to do.
We’ll just shut it down for now—
for a little while longer.
Get through today at least.
When tomorrow comes, you’ll figure it out then.
You’ve carried this weight for so long that the absence of it feels strange. The intensity, the grind, the endless sets—they defined you for so long. Now, as it winds down, you’re left with a quiet space where the chaos used to live. But don’t let that quiet fool you. It’s not emptiness—it’s the calm after the storm. A calm you’ve earned with every rep, every page, every drop of effort you gave when no one was watching.
This moment isn’t about what you have left to prove. You’ve already done that. It’s about remembering who you’ve become through the process. The aches in your body, the fatigue in your muscles—they’re proof of how far you’ve pushed yourself. Proof that you never stopped showing up, even when it felt impossible.
Right now, all you have to do is stay steady. You’ve reached the home stretch. The finish line isn’t some distant dream—it’s right in front of you. But you don’t need to sprint to get there. Just stay the course. One more day. One more step. You’ve built enough strength to carry you to the end, even if you feel like there’s nothing left in the tank.
Tomorrow will bring its own challenges, but that’s tomorrow’s story. Today is about honoring everything you’ve done to get here. So breathe. Let the weight settle for a second. Then rise again, not because you have to, but because that’s who you are now.
