05/17/2026
If you’re ‘going through it’, as long as what that looks like for you isn’t damaging or dangerous to yourself or others, give yourself the grace to be human. But give yourself a limit.😉 The goal is to Recalibrate ❤️🩹 not Marinate. 🥩
When life throws me a huge curveball, I give myself a maximum of 7 days. I allow myself the grace to be human, without judgement, for a week. A week to have my “Pity-Party-for-One”, where I turn inward to metaphorically lick my wounds before guiding myself up and out - future focused and with more clarity.
Sometimes I only need a few days, other times I would love to go past the week because I don’t feel strong enough yet. But I keep to the 7-day rule and I’ve never once turned out to be “not stong enough” to close my eyes and intentionally raise my vibration - even if I was too sick to get out of bed. 🙏
But turning inwards doesn’t mean disappearing or checking out of your life and responsibilities for a week. It’s about leaving your phone on the charger when the kids are in school and getting lost in a daydream while you gaze out the window for 20 minutes. It’s turning the tv off early, switching to calming music and journaling whatever comes to mind that wants to be released before you sleep. It’s getting up a little earlier to watch the sunrise and listen to the birds help the flowers open with their song before the world wakes up and gets loud again.
Most importantly - acknowledge that nobody can handle everything, all of the time. Allow yourself some grace to be that emotional human who sits on the floor in the kitchen eating a piece of cake when they have no answers or effs to give. Contemplating a new pantry design seems much simpler - but only for awhile 😉. Eventually, your butt gets sore sitting on the floor, the cake is gone and life moves on. It’s easier to move with it. 💝
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