When It’s All Too Much

Close your eyes.

Feel the weight of your body, the ground beneath you, the quiet support that is always there.
Take a deep breath in…
Hold it for a moment.
And let it go.

You weren’t meant to carry the ache of a thousand strangers before you’ve even had coffee.
You weren’t built to know every war, every headline, every heartbreak—before your feet even touch the ground.

No wonder you feel heavy.
This is too much. It always was.

Breathe in. Just for you.
Your body. Your breath. This one quiet moment.
Exhale the rest. The scrolling. The noise. The guilt for not doing more.

You don’t have to prove your compassion by bleeding for the whole world.
Let your nervous system come home.
Let being here be enough.

You’re allowed to put it down now.