In Case You Need the Reminder: You’re Doing Better Than You Think!
Posted on: June 30,2025
There’s something about military life that makes even the most resilient among us pause and wonder:
“Am I doing enough?”
“Is everyone else handling this better than I am?”
“Shouldn’t I be used to this by now?”
Let’s just stop right there.
Because in case no one told you lately—you’re doing better than you think.
It’s Easy to Feel Behind
You scroll past a post about a spouse launching a business during deployment. Someone else is running their third 10K this month while you’re just trying to remember what day the trash goes out. Comparison is sneaky like that—it creeps in quietly and convinces us that we’re falling short.
But here’s what you might not see in those snapshots: the messy middle, the doubt, the duct-taped routines. We all have them. None of us are getting through this perfectly.
You Are Carrying More Than Most Will Ever Know
You’ve built a life around uncertainty. You hold down homes during training cycles, make strangers into friends, and figure out how to rebuild—again and again—with grace, grit, and probably a killer sense of humor.
Whether you’re solo parenting this week or just trying to figure out what’s for dinner (again), please know this: surviving today is enough. Thriving some days is a bonus.
You Make the Invisible Visible
You show up—for your family, your community, your neighbors. You remember birthdays, schedule appointments, advocate at school, and offer to watch someone else’s kids even when yours are bouncing off the walls.
You make hard things look easy. Just because it’s your normal doesn’t mean it’s not incredible.
So Here’s Your Gentle Reminder for Today:
If you need permission to rest, take it.
If you need a reminder that progress isn’t always visible, here it is.
And if you need to hear that you’re enough—not just for your family, but for yourself—consider this your sign.
You’re not behind.
You’re not alone.
You’re doing better than you think.
