on moving forward

Pablo, Filipino Songwriter

There's no other song that hits hard for me at this point in my life like this song from Pablo. 

 'Di na malaman aking gagawin
Tila ako'y naliligaw na rin
Hindi ba kailangang may baliktarin?
Ayokong sisihin ang aking sarili
'Di naman ako nagmamadali
Mahirapan man ako'y tatanggapin
Pinasasalamatan ko pa rin
Lahat ng ito'y may balik sa huli

 In English (and my own translation) --

I don't know what to do anymore,
It feels like I'm getting lost
Should I already wear my clothes inside out?
I don't want to blame myself in the end
I'm not really in a hurry
It's hard to accept but I'll take it
I'm still grateful
All of this will bear fruit in the end

So yeah, the song is about feeling stuck, but still looking forward and being grateful for progress, no matter how little. Being stuck is something that is already familiar to me. It's frustrating and most of the times it leads to self-blame and self-hate even. But when I look back, I'm not really at the same place I was then. I did move forward. Still far from where I want to be, but already quite far from where I was. 

Uusad tayo - di man agad, kinabukasan. We will keep moving forward, not immediately, but eventually. 

Pablo, the genius that you are!