Battery: 2% — Still Expected to Adult Like I’m at 100%

There are days I wake up and feel like that meme—frayed, foggy, and barely functioning. The hair's a mess, the coffee is barely strong enough, and the energy? Practically nonexistent. And yet… life still expects me to show up.

Emails need answers. Kids need rides. Work piles up. The world keeps turning.

But here’s the thing no one tells you: just because we’re low on battery doesn’t mean we’re failing.

Sometimes, showing up with 2% is the bravest thing we’ll do all day.

When you live with a chronic illness, the reality is that your energy doesn’t always match your intentions. Your heart might be willing, but your body whispers, not today. It’s not laziness. It’s not weakness. It’s the sacred, invisible work of navigating a body that doesn’t always cooperate with your dreams.

And yet, you’re still here.

Still fighting to stay connected. Still dreaming. Still making someone smile, even when you feel like collapsing.

That’s not failure. That’s courage.

Hope on Low Battery

Hope isn’t some blazing fire we carry around all the time. More often, it’s a flicker. A glow. A stubborn ember that refuses to go out—even when the winds of pain, fatigue, and overwhelm howl through.

You don’t need to be at 100% to have purpose. You don’t need to feel strong to be strong. And you certainly don’t need to do all the things to be worthy of love and belonging.

Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do is rest, unapologetically. To say, “Today, I give myself permission to recharge.” That’s not weakness. That’s wisdom.

Your 2% Is Enough

If no one’s told you today: I see you. I see your quiet determination. I see how hard you’re trying, even when no one else knows the cost.

You are not alone in this.

You are not falling behind.

You are not broken.

You’re a warrior with a tired body and a tenacious soul.

So go gently today. Let your 2% be enough. And if all you did was get out of bed, drink some coffee, and whisper a prayer for strength—then, my friend, you’re already thriving.