08/17/2026
In a Special Sib blog post, Cheryl Albright, OTR/L, C-IAYT touches on how momentum and meaning aren't the same thing.
It's easy to mix them up. When we're moving fast on something, it feels important. And when we stop, it's tempting to read that as proof the thing didn't matter after all.
But they're not the same measurement. Momentum is how fast something is moving right now. Meaning is why it mattered to begin with. You can lose all your momentum and the meaning stays completely intact.
A goal doesn't stop being worth having because this isn't the month you're making progress on it. The work you already did doesn't get erased just because the next part hasn't happened yet.
So if something you care about has stalled, that's not a verdict. It's just where the momentum happens to be standing right now. The meaning is still exactly where you left it.
Read the full post from August 2, 2026 at www.specialsib.com