You Don’t Have to Explain Your Tired

Some days the weight is real, and you’re too tired to carry it,
explain it, or make it sound better than it is. For the days when
the tears come outta nowhere and your body says, “we can’t keep
doing this”…


This is a quiet reminder that you don’t owe anyone a breakdown of
why you need rest. You don’t have to clean up your exhaustion or
justify your pause. You get to be tired. You get to slow down.
You get to be held without performing for it.


If you’ve been feeling stretched, overextended, or quietly
unraveling… this one’s for you.


Take what you need, and leave the rest.
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Shirl is the creator of Support Languages and host of Shades of
Strong — a movement shifting the narrative from Strong Black
Woman to Supported Black Woman through language, rest, and real
support.