Hi there,
My darling.
As this year comes to a close and the holidays swirl around us,
It can be a tough season to find peace,
Whether that's peace within yourself or peace around you.
But you're here now,
And I invite you to join me in this moment to discover your peace right here,
Right now.
Let's start by letting go of whatever the day has thrown at you.
Find a peaceful place to land,
Soften your gaze or gently close your eyes,
And take a deep breath in and exhale it out slowly.
Picture yourself breathing into the cold winter air,
Watching the smoke of each breath disappear into the sky.
Breathe in deeply and exhale.
Find your own breathing pattern at your own pace.
No need to fix anything right now.
No need to hold it all together.
Let it all go.
Just breathe in through your nose,
Hold it for a moment,
And let it go.
As you settle in,
Give yourself permission to not be perfect,
Permission to just be here,
Messy thoughts and all.
Let's be real,
Darling.
The holidays aren't picture perfect for most of us.
Maybe you're carrying too much on your shoulders.
Maybe you're missing someone,
You'd give anything to hug again.
Or maybe the ideal of holiday cheer feels like one big performance and you just don't have the energy for that.
Whatever it is,
It's okay.
You don't have to pretend.
You don't have to put on a smile if you're feeling broken or burned out.
Here,
You can set it all down.
Let it be what it is.
You're allowed to feel how you feel.
No guilt.
No shame.
Take another deep breath in,
And exhale,
Letting go of all the shoulds.
You should have a perfect family.
You should feel festive.
You should keep it all together.
No,
Not here.
Set it all down.
Set it all down.
If it helps,
Imagine an empty box in front of you.
Visualize placing all the shoulds,
The stress,
The messy thoughts into this box.
With each breath,
You fill it with whatever's been weighing you down.
Whenever you're ready,
Picture wrapping that box up,
Neatly or not,
With a bow or maybe not.
This,
This right here,
Is a gift to yourself.
A freedom to let it all go.
The truth is,
Life is not so darling sometimes,
And that's okay.
It doesn't have to look like a hallmark movie to matter.
You don't have to get it all right to be worthy of love and rest or peace.
I want you to give yourself a break.
You have made it here today,
So wrap your beautiful soul in a warm hug.
You don't have to carry it all.
You don't have to be more than you are.
Because you,
My darling,
Are enough.
In this space,
There are no loud expectations,
No comparisons,
No noise,
Just stillness.
And a reminder that peace doesn't have to look perfect.
It just has to be real.
Breathe it in.
This moment.
This space.
This version of peace that's yours.
It's no one else's.
As you sit or lie here,
Grounded,
Repeat these words of affirmations to yourself.
I don't have to be perfect to be at peace.
I release the pressure I've been carrying.
I am allowed to rest,
To feel,
And to heal.
Even when life isn't darling,
I can find moments of calm.
Peace lives within me,
No matter how messy the world feels.
Let those words settle in within you,
Like roots grounding you deeper into stillness.
Now take one last deep breath in,
And as you exhale,
Feel the wave of gratitude for this moment.
Not for everything being perfect,
But for showing up for yourself exactly as you are.
Carry this feeling with you,
Darling.
Let it be a reminder that peace doesn't have to be loud or perfect.
It can be found in the quiet,
Messy,
Not-so-darling moments of life.
When you're ready,
Gently wiggle your fingers and toes,
Bringing awareness back to your body.
Let your eyes slowly flutter open if they've been closed.
And take this calm into the rest of your day or night.
And remember,
Even when the world feels heavy,
You can always find a little peace within you.
You are enough,
Just as you are,
Darling.
