04/06/2026
You were never meant to run on empty
Just like this pond runs low on water . . .
because life keeps drawing from it . . . my cat, the heat (during summer) . . . and when the sun hits the solar panel, the fountain rises high . . . causing the water to spill outside of the pond, lowering the water level.
You are the same . . . and anxiety can work like that too.
A system running low . . .
then suddenly over-responding, overthinking, overgiving . . .
trying to keep everything moving, keep everyone else okay.
You pour into everyone else first.
Running low on energy, low on self-nourishment, low on receiving yourself.
So I topped up the water.
Because you matter in the refill too.
Your nervous system was never meant to stay in depletion
And you deserve to feel steady, resourced and held . . .
and to offer yourself the same love you give others so freely to others.