Midnight Thoughts -Ep. 16: Maybe It’s Not a Setback

The Sykes Lounge · Sep 25, 2026 · 2m

Sometimes when life doesn’t go according to plan, our first thought is:

“I’m going backwards.”

The opportunity falls through.

The relationship doesn’t work.

The money gets tight.

The plan takes longer than expected.

And suddenly you’re looking at your life thinking:

“I should be further than this.”

But maybe every delay isn’t a setback.

Sometimes you can’t recognize redirection while you’re being redirected.

And no—every difficult moment doesn’t need some beautiful hidden meaning.

Sometimes life is simply hard.

Sometimes things don’t work.

Sometimes you really do have to start again.

But…