Productivity Panic

Take a breath.
Not a deep one, just one you notice.

Let your hands be still.
Let your jaw unclench.
You don’t have to earn this moment.

You’ve been moving fast.
Maybe too fast to feel.
Maybe because feeling would mean facing the pressure
you’ve been calling purpose.

Let that land.
You're not lazy.
You're wired for urgency because life taught you stillness wasn’t safe.

Now ask yourself:
What if doing less isn’t giving up… but coming home?

Notice what fights that question.
The tension. The guilt. The fear of falling behind.

Now breathe again.
This time, let it be enough.

You don’t have to prove you deserve rest.
You just have to remember:
You’re allowed to stop.