We are all…
in some kind of deep waters.
Some swim in silence,
others sink in smiles.
Some are drowning behind closed doors,
while others are wading through waves of pain with quiet strength.
But hear me;
you are not alone.
This is not weakness.
This is the proof that you’re still breathing.
Still kicking.
Still moving.
Still believing in a shore you can’t yet see.
Every stroke through deep waters is a silent declaration: “I am still here”
Life’s ocean?
It tests your lungs.
It presses on your chest.
But it also shows you what you’re made of.
And you,
you were made for this.
You were not made to sink, you were made to sail through storms.
Feel that?
That ache? That stretch? That pull?
It’s the breaking.
But it’s also the becoming.
You are not drowning; you are becoming.
Struggle isn’t shame.
It’s soil
Where the seeds of greatness are buried deep.
Struggle is not a sign of weakness; it’s the birthplace of strength.
So lift your head.
Take a breath.
Not because the waves have stopped
but because you’ve learned to float even when they haven’t.
Lift your head above the water, your breath is your power.
You’re still in it?
Good.
Because it means you haven’t quit.
And no matter how deep it gets,
The depth of the water cannot define the strength of the swimmer.
These waters will not swallow you.
They’ll carry you.
Shape you.
Teach you.
The waves that try to break you will one day carry you to your purpose.
So go on
in strong, deliberate strides.
You are not just surviving.
You are arriving.
And the shore?
It’s waiting for you!
Femi Adediran,PhD…Olufire Naani
www.femiadediran.com/blog
Olufire@gmail.com
+16822461110
