When Small Things Cause Big Breaks.

A 51 x 165 curtain rod that was too long, too heavy, and too high to hang for my 5’2” self.
It kept slipping, falling, tilting… and so did my patience.

I clearly wasn’t tall enough for the job, and the little help I did ask for didn’t match the effort I needed. That moment nearly took me out but there was a message:

Resentment doesn’t just jump on you.
It creeps in quietly—like pressure building behind a wall. Then all it takes is one tiny fracture… one uncooperative simple little curtain rod… one lack of effort… then boom it all hits the floor or better yet never get to the destination.

This isn’t really about the rod.
It’s about everything you’ve been carrying without saying a word.

You can’t outrun resentment.
You can’t swallow it.
You can’t pray over what you won’t be honest about.
You can’t keep saying you’re “good” when you’re cracking inside.

Because eventually, the smallest thing will expose the cracks and the weight you’ve been holding will get too heavy to bear.

So here’s your reminder (and mine):

Address the fracture before it shatters and then is to complicated to piece back together.
Ask for help before you’re depleted.
Say what you need to say. Do what you need to do to care for you.

You’re not bulletproof.
You’re human.