What to Drink When You’re Tired of Being Strong
There’s a kind of tired that no nap can fix.
Not physical. Not even emotional.
Just that deep, soul-heavy fatigue that comes from always being the one who holds it together.
The one who shows up.
Who smiles through it.
Who keeps going, even when the glass is empty.
And tonight?
You don’t need a pep talk.
You don’t need to be reminded how powerful you are.
You just need a pour that understands — without asking.
Drink something that doesn’t ask you to perform.
Something soft. Gentle. But grounded.
A chilled Pinot Noir — earthy and fragile, like the version of you you rarely show.
A skin-contact white — hazy, golden, wild. For when you don’t feel put together and that’s the point.
Or a dark, velvety Syrah — the kind that sits heavy in the glass and says, “It’s okay. You don’t have to be light right now.”
This is the glass that doesn’t cheer you on.
It sits beside you.
It sees the tired. The cracked. The quietly crumbling.
And doesn’t ask you to be anything else.
Being strong all the time is a slow undoing.
Let the wine hold you for once.
Let it be the exhale.
The softness.
The break in the storm.
Not to forget.
Not to fix.
Just to feel.
