Some days ask more of us
Today is one of those days.
You might feel it the moment you wake up with a heaviness that wasn't there yesterday, or a sensitivity that makes everything feel a little more tender. Some days carry extra weight, and today is one of them.
It's okay if you're moving more slowly than usual. It's okay if your capacity feels smaller, or if things that normally feel manageable suddenly feel like too much. Some days ask more of us simply by existing, and there's nothing wrong with acknowledging that.
Sometimes these feelings don't lift after a single day. They can linger for days, even weeks, like a low-grade fever of the heart. When heaviness stretches beyond what we expected, it can feel frustrating or concerning. We might wonder what's wrong with us, why we're not "bouncing back" faster.
But lingering doesn't mean you're doing something wrong. It means you're human, responding to life as it actually is rather than as we think it should be. When difficult feelings persist, it's actually a call to be even gentler and more understanding with ourselves, not harder.
You don't have to push through with the same energy you had last week. You don't have to pretend you're unaffected by whatever weight these days carry, whether it's collective grief, personal memories, or something you can't quite name. Sometimes our nervous systems are responding to things our minds haven't even fully processed yet.
During these stretches, it's enough to be gentle with yourself. Maybe that means changing your plans repeatedly, saying no to things you thought you wanted to do, or simply giving yourself permission to feel whatever is coming up without a timeline for when it should end.
If you need to reach out to someone, do that. If you need to pull inward and be quiet, that's okay too. There's no right way to navigate days or weeks that ask more of you.
The kindness you show yourself during these longer passages, the patience, the lowered expectations, the extra care, that's not weakness. That's wisdom. And it teaches you how to extend that same gentleness to others when their days ask more of them too.
We're all doing our best with what each day brings. Right now, let your best be exactly what it is, for as long as it needs to be.
With care, Sally
