Whispers of a Warrior

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to override your own needs—especially when you’re trying to be “responsible,” “productive,” or simply “okay”?

You feel the urge to pause… but you keep going.
You hear your body whisper, “I need a break,” but you reach for coffee instead.
You feel the heaviness, the overwhelm, the fatigue… and still, you push through.

It doesn’t happen in one dramatic moment. It happens in the smallest ones.
The ones we dismiss. The ones that feel too minor to matter.

But...