Burn the Excuses: Fuel Your Fire with What Tried to Break You

We all have moments when the weight of life makes us feel small.

Moments where everything we've dreamed of seems distant.

When the mountain ahead feels too high.

When every step forward feels like a battle.

When your heart is tired, your mind is clouded, and your strength feels like it’s slipping away.

In these moments, the whispers begin:

“It’s too late for you.”

“You’re not enough.”

“People like you don’t make it.”

“Just give up.”

And slowly, almost unknowingly, we start to build a house out of excuses.

Walls built from fear.

Windows made of past failures.

A roof crafted from rejection.

A place where we hide, thinking it’s safe… when really, it’s suffocating our purpose.

But I need you to hear this:

You were never meant to live in excuses.

You were meant to rise in fire.

Because fire refines.

Fire transforms.

And fire when controlled by the right spirit, can birth something powerful from the ashes.

The things that tried to break you?

They don’t have to define you.

They can build you.

Yes, that heartbreak that shattered you, it can make you more compassionate.

Yes, the rejection that humiliated you, it can sharpen your focus.

Yes, the failure that embarrassed you, it can deepen your wisdom.

And that pain you thought would destroy you? It can fuel your passion and give you a voice that sets others free.

You are not weak for having wounds.

You are not broken because you feel afraid.

You are not lost just because your path looks different from others.

You are still becoming.

And becoming takes fire.

So today, burn the excuses.

 Burn the idea that you need everyone’s approval before you begin.

 Burn the fear that tells you to stay small and hidden.

 Burn the regret of what you didn’t do yesterday—because today, you still have a choice.

 Burn the comfort that has kept you caged, and step into the unknown where growth is waiting.

Because greatness doesn’t come wrapped in ease.

Purpose doesn’t unfold without pain.

And calling isn’t comfortable, it requires courage.

There are moments when the burdens of existence press down so hard, we feel utterly  and helpless....  but surely here is the truth they won't always tell you

You don’t need to have it all together to rise.

You don’t need the perfect background, the perfect plan, or the perfect support.

You just need a spark.

And if life has left you bruised, tired, and overlooked, that spark is still there.

You’re still here.

You’re still standing.

And if you’re standing, you can run.

And if you can run, you can fly.

So let today be the day you choose fire over fear.

Let it be the day you look every excuse in the eye and say, “You don’t get to control my story anymore.”

Let it be the day you take every tear, every no, every delay, and turn it into fuel.

Because when your fire starts burning, truly burning, there’s no limit to what you can become.

No matter where you are, no matter how many times you’ve fallen, it’s not over.

Burn the excuses. Rise from the ashes. Let your fire speak.

Your story isn't done.

It's just beginning.