I HOPE YOU GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO BREATHE

For whatever today means for you, I hope you give yourself permission to breathe. I hope you remember that in their own small way, every inhale is an act of taking it all in. Every exhale is an act of surrender.

I hope you find room to just be. 
For in a world that often rushes from one thing to thing to the next,
a moment of stillness is an act of courage all on its own.

Whether today is looking back, looking forward, or simply being present to the moment in the best way you know how, there is room for you, on this very day to be where you need to be.

If there is grief, let there be grief.
If there is joy, let there be joy.
If there is a mixture of feelings that have no name, there is no pressure to name them today.

Whether today is a day of,
remembering,
honoring,
celebrating,
creating,
or waiting,
nurturing,
unearthing,
practicing gratitude,
or just making it through,
there is room, right here for you
to let today be what it needs to be,
welcoming the grace
that gives you room
to breathe.

Word of the day: Room (n): “space that can be occupied or where something can be done, especially viewed in terms of whether there is enough.” (Oxford Languages)
Affirmation: There is room for me to let today be what it needs to be.
Journal: What do you need room for today?

More in this week's series called "Permission to Breathe", only with a subscription in the Storyteller App.

Sincerely,
Morgan Harper Nichols
@thestorytellerco
@morganharpernichols