Embracing Who Stayed & Releasing Who Didn’t

I invite you to pause. Breathe. Let everything else wait.

This moment is yours. Let’s begin.

Life has a way of revealing who is meant to walk beside us and who is only passing through. And that realization—of who stayed, who drifted, and who disappeared—can be unsettling.

But right now, you don’t need to analyze or explain. You don’t need to hold onto stories of why. Right now, all you have to do is be here.

Feel the ground beneath you—steady, unwavering. You are supported. Feel your breath, moving in and out, a quiet reminder that you are whole, with or without the ones who left.

As you inhale, bring to mind those who have shown up. The ones who listen without fixing. The ones who stand beside you, even in silence. Let their presence settle into your bones like warmth on a cold day.

As you exhale, release the weight of those who couldn’t stay. Not with anger. Not with resentment. Just release. Some people are not meant to walk every mile with you—and that is not your burden to carry.

Breathe in gratitude for what remains.

Breathe out attachment to what is gone.

You are not defined by who stayed or who left. You are whole. You are enough. You are here.

Take one last deep breath in… and exhale.

When you’re ready, gently return. The world is still here. And so are you.