Micro-Mourning

Take a breath.
Not to calm down, just to come back.

You’ve been holding a lot.
Answering messages.
Pushing through.
Pretending you're fine when you're not sure you are.

Let your jaw unclench.
Your shoulders drop.
Notice what it feels like to stop bracing for a minute.

This isn’t about being broken.
It’s about the things you didn’t know you were losing
until you realized they were gone.

The morning quiet before the scroll.
Real laughter, not typed LOLs.
Feeling full not just busy.

You don’t have to fix it.
Just name it.
One thing you miss.
One part of yourself you didn’t mean to leave behind.

Let that be enough for today.
The noticing.
The remembering.

You can start again.
Right here. Right now.