Thursday Coffee and Chat-- 23rd April 2026

@creative_writer @MissGremlin

I saw this on social media and wanted to share it with you:

"I’m giving you these virtual flowers.

Not because they were requested.

Not because it was expected.

But because there are days when people don’t say what they’re feeling out loud—and still carry everything anyway.

There are days when you look fine, but you’re tired in ways sleep can’t fix.

Days when you keep showing up even when no one really knows how heavy it feels for you to do so.

So consider this a quiet reminder.

That effort still counts even when no one sees it.

That surviving the day is still something worth acknowledging.

That you don’t always have to be strong in obvious ways to be strong at all.

These flowers are not for celebration.

They’re for endurance.

For patience.

For the version of you that keeps going without applause.

You don’t have to prove anything here.

Just receive it for a moment.

And if everything has felt a little too much lately—

this is your reminder that you are still here, and that still matters.

— Balt Rodriguez"

@Shaz51

@Spirit_Healer oh that's beautiful, thankyou for sharing sweet ❤️.

Great to hear from you @Spirit_Healer . I'll wait to hear a update from you about how home and work is going. I know you've recently returned to work after the school holidays.

Hope you are looking after yourself.