This Is Just a Blip - Why Your Current Struggles Are Just a Season, Not a Sentence

Last night, I found myself re-watching Desperate Housewives, and there’s a scene with Gabrielle Solis that struck a deeper chord this time. Once glamorous, adored, and living a life many would envy, she eventually hits a season in life where everything collapses. She ends up working at a cosmetics store—far from her previous world of luxury.

One day, her former housekeeper walks in, sees her, and attempts to shame her. The tone, the look, the judgment—it’s all there. But Gabrielle doesn’t flinch. She doesn’t explain. She simply says:

I dreamed of pulling myself up from nothing, then I did. I dreamed about the things I wanted, and I got them all – a high-powered career, a handsome husband, an extravagant house. So, this is just a blip on the radar for me, because now, I know what I’m capable of; and if I did it once, I can do it again. I’m never really down…Yao Lin, even when it looks like I am.

That last line really stayed with me: This is just a blip on the radar for me, because now, I know what I’m capable of; and if I did it once, I can do it again. I’m never really down…Yao Lin, even when it looks like I am.

Because that is not just a reply—it is a mindset. A declaration. A framework for rebuilding your future.

It’s the mindset of someone who refuses to be defined by their present moment. Someone who knows that rock bottom isn’t a burial ground—it’s a foundation. Someone who understands that seasons change, and current circumstances are not a verdict. They are not destiny. They are simply data—a temporary state, not the final chapter.

The Danger of Permanent Language

Too often, we use permanent language to describe temporary situations:

“This is just how life is now.”
“Maybe this is all I’ll ever get.”
“My chance has passed.”

But what if the real problem is not the reality we live in—but the way we interpret it?

Gabrielle didn’t deny her current situation—but she refused to give it power over her identity. She acknowledged the moment without surrendering her direction. That’s the difference.

Where many see endings, some see transitions.
Where many feel shame, some feel motivation.
Where many think “This is it,” others whisper, “Not yet.”

The Shift That Changes Everything

There comes a moment in life when you must consciously choose your perspective:

You can either stare at your present and feel stuck,

Or
you can look through it
and see motion.

A writer struggling to sell her work isn’t a failed author—she’s in training.
A business owner with only three clients isn’t unsuccessful—she’s in early launch.
A person healing from loss isn’t broken—they’re becoming new.

Life’s most powerful transformations don’t always come with loud announcements. Sometimes they begin quietly… in a cosmetics store. In a back office. In a season no one else understands.

Two Words to Hold Onto

If you remember nothing else from this, remember this:

“For now.”

“I’m here… for now.”
“I’m struggling… for now.”
“I feel lost… for now.”

“For now” is not denial. It is direction. It leaves the door open for change. It invites hope in. It allows growth to enter. It reminds you that the story is still being written.

The Courage to Keep Going

You don’t need everyone to understand your season.
You don’t need to explain your decisions.
You don’t need applause yet.

You just need clarity.

Like Gabrielle, you need that one inner sentence that stands firm even when life is shaking around you:

“This is just a blip on the radar for me.”

Because sometimes, that’s the difference between staying stuck and rising again.
Not a miracle. Not luck. Not perfect timing.

Just an inner conviction that refuses to let today define tomorrow.

So if life feels uncertain right now—don’t apologize. Don’t shrink. Don’t justify.

You’re not at the end.
You’re at a turning point.
And one day, this season will be the story of how you rebuilt.

You don’t have to know everything right now.
You just need to know this:

You’re going somewhere.
And that’s enough to begin.

Cynthia A. Murungi

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