Welcome,
If you found your way here,
Something may feel heavy,
Like the sky inside you has been grey for a while.
Maybe your thoughts are loud.
Maybe your chest feels tight.
Maybe you're tired of being strong.
This storm,
It feels personal.
The thunder sounds like your thoughts,
The lightning flashes like your fears,
The rain steady,
Relentless,
Like the weight you've been carrying.
Take a slow breath in,
And let it go,
Oh,
So you don't have to run,
Just stand for a moment and notice,
Yes,
It's raining,
Yes,
It's loud,
And yes,
It's hard,
But you are still standing.
If you'd like to continue standing,
Do so,
If your body wants to lie down,
I invite you to do just that.
You do not have to outrun this storm,
Just sit with me for a moment,
Allow your gaze to soften,
Or close your eyes completely,
Feel where your body is supported,
The chair beneath you,
The floor holding you,
The bed receiving your weight without question.
The storm may be swirling,
But here,
In this breath,
You are safe.
Inhale slowly,
Exhale even slower,
Inhale slowly,
And let the exhale be a quiet surrender.
Storms feel endless when you are standing inside them,
The thunder echoes,
The rain soaks through,
The sky forgets its own blue,
But here is the gentle truth,
No storm has ever made a permanent home in the sky,
Rain does not fall forever,
Even the heaviest clouds eventually grow tired and release their last drop,
Let it settle deep inside you,
Now imagine you are watching the rain from a window,
You are witnessing,
Each inhale the rain falling,
Each exhale the rain softening,
Drip by drip,
The ground beneath you is absorbing what once felt unbearable,
Something unseen is growing because of it,
Roots are strengthening,
Soil is deepening,
Seeds are opening quietly in the dark,
You are not the storm,
You are the sky,
Capable of holding both thunder and light,
Even now,
Beneath the ashes,
There is a steady part of you,
The part that has survived heartbreak,
The part that keeps breathing when it feels impossible,
You have lived through every hard day that came before this one,
And let it go,
Just enough to remind you that change is already happening,
Just because they cannot,
They run out of rain and this season of our life will not stay grey forever,
Place one hand over your heart,
Feel its rhythm,
Still beating,
Still steady,
Whisper gently,
This is a storm,
Not mine forever,
Take one slow breath in,
It is there,
Waiting patiently,
Every storm runs out of rain,
And you darling are still here.