You’ve Stopped Making Long-Term Plans—Because What’s the Point?

You used to dream about five years ahead. Now you’re just hoping next week doesn’t fall apart.

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Birthdays feel weird. Calendars feel heavier. The future feels... blank.

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Another crisis. Another pivot. Another dream that had to wait.

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You want to care. But your heart doesn’t know where to land.

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Every “plan” feels like a lie. Like jinxing the only thing that’s still okay.

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It’s not laziness. It’s protective grief. You’re tired of getting disappointed.

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You’re not broken. Your mind is adapting. Trying to make peace in the pause.

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Start small. Make a plan for 3 days from now. Then maybe 10.

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Hope doesn’t need to be loud. It just needs to stay lit.

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You’re allowed to build again. Slowly. Tenderly. No deadline required.

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