Start Where You Are (Even If That’s a Pile of Blankets)
It’s Monday. That means nothing… and everything.
Start where you are. Even if you're still in pajamas. Even if your to-do list looks like a bowl of tangled spaghetti. Even if you already spilled coffee on your good pen.
You’re not behind. You’re not broken. You’re a person. And you’re here.
Light one candle today. Send one message. Take one deep breath. Feed yourself something warm. Let that count.
You don’t have to fix everything this week. You don’t have to slay all the dragons. Sometimes the most important thing you’ll do all day is swing your legs out from under the blankets and rest your feet on the floor. Not stand up. Not clean the kitchen. Just place your feet on the ground and breathe.
And that’s enough.
When grief makes the air heavy or depression makes the ceiling too loud just waking up is a kind of bravery.
Sometimes the weekend was trash. Sometimes your body hurts. Sometimes nothing feels right and all you can do is blink at the wall and whisper, “Okay. I’m still here.”
That whisper is a victory.
And no—your tiny steps are not lesser than anyone else’s long strides. Your pace is yours. Your path is yours. Don’t let someone else’s highlight reel make you doubt the value of showing up at all.
There is no behind. There is no failing. There is only this moment—and you, doing your best inside it.
So take your one small thing. Let that be your offering today. One breath. One glass of water. One word written. One dish washed.
Let it be enough. Because it is.
And so are you.
