I Guess We’re All Full of Surprises

Have you ever been that person who holds everything and everyone together? The one who gets things done, keeps life moving, and never really lets herself fall apart because, honestly, if you did, who would fix it? That’s me. I’m the planner, the helper, the steady one. But this week… yeah, I hit a wall.

I didn’t even explode. I just cracked a little. I got frustrated. I expressed my feelings. I didn’t sugarcoat it. And for a moment, that was enough to shock some people around me. You know that feeling when you’re like, “Wait… I’m allowed to feel this?” Yeah, that.

And that’s when it hit me. People love your strength until they have to see your weakness. They’ll clap for your resilience, your hustle, your “doing it all,” but the moment you say you’re tired, or mad, or just plain done… they freeze. They don’t know what to do with your humanity. And honestly? Sometimes neither do you.

Here’s the truth. Being strong isn’t about smiling through everything. It’s about telling the truth about how heavy it gets sometimes. It’s about saying, “I can’t do it all today,” and not apologizing for that. Being honest about your limits isn’t weakness. It’s authenticity.

And if that surprises people, so be it. Maybe they needed to see that even the strongest ones have limits. Maybe they needed to see that even the woman who always shows up can have a day when she’s just trying to breathe. Some days, that’s enough.

Yeah, maybe I am full of surprises. Maybe this season is about letting people see a softer, realer version of me — not the polished version that never breaks. Grace isn’t just for everyone else. It’s for me too. And honestly, I think we all need that reminder sometimes.

Because at the end of the day, I’m still standing. Flaws, feelings, fire… and all of it.

With humanity and authenticity,

Just Catrina