Spotlight on the missteps, silence for the sweat...

Errors get the spotlight. Effort gets the silence. That’s not new. That’s the system. You could burn quietly for years building something with soul. Nobody applauds. But stumble once, and suddenly everyone has something to say...and they will. Before you, beside you, or behind you... but say they will.

They won’t notice the restraint it took for you to stay kind. They won’t care about the weight you carried without complaint. They’ll forget the nights you swallowed doubt just to show up again.

That’s how it is. And pretending otherwise only makes you bitter.

You didn’t show up for applause. You showed up because quitting wasn’t even an option. You push the limits of endurance only for something inside you that kept you pushing, not for someone's attention. Let them highlight your slip-ups. It's ok. Let them stay blind to your becoming. It's ok. You’re not made for their headlines. You’re made for the long run. The ones who last aren’t the ones who clapped, clipped, or tripped. They’re the ones who just kept going.

What keeps you going?

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