When It Gets Bad

There are days when you are tired and can't do the work of being grateful anymore. You no longer have the energy for the work of believing things will change and get better. This practice is for when you hit one of those days, or rather when one of those days hits you. Pause and contemplate. If you are weary, rest. Let something soft hold you. Let something soft keep you warm. Find a nest. Tuck your wings around you. O dear one, be held. Be safe. Rest.

Transcript

Welcome to a hit of hope.

There are days when you're tired and hopeless,

When you can't do the work anymore.

The work of being grateful,

The work of finding the good,

The work of getting out of bed,

The work of believing things will change and get better.

When you hit one of those days,

Or rather when one of those days hits you,

Stop,

Breathe,

In,

Out.

Maybe all you can see is bleakness.

Maybe all you can feel is loss.

Maybe you are so damn tired of saying goodbye,

Tired of letting go.

If you are weary,

Rest.

Let something soft hold you.

Let something soft keep you warm.

If you need,

Weep.

Let the sobs rise.

Let the sobs pass.

Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Even creatures with wings sometimes scream as they wheel in the bluest sky.

But then they find a nest.

They tuck their wings around them.

Oh dear one,

Be held.

Be safe.

Rest.

Namaste.

Reviews

I’m greatful humble beautiful talented living with humility genourosity and purpose amen 🙏

Thank you for this meditation and your kind words that remind me to care about myself which I find hard to do.

That was just what I needed after a tricky day yesterday. Thankyou

Thanks for giving me permission to rest when everyone else wants me to go, go!

Very comforting, her voice is perfect for this, and the words are very true. I plan to share this one with a few friends.

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I'm so grateful for this piece. It arrived right on time. Thank you.

Thank you so much. May you have better days ahead. Sending love 💕🙏

I enjoy listening to you. Your messages are short, but yet so powerful. Thanks for being YOU!Thank you for helping me on bad days and appreciating the good ones.🦋. Have a beautiful week!🌞🦥

I could hear the weariness in your voice Betsy.. I too have those days but usually just one at a time.. xo

Today is this sort of day. My heart is shattered into a million pieces. Thank you for this message.

Betsy, your wise words are soothingly and nurturing always. I truly appreciate your wisdom and inspiration. I lost two dear dear friends this week as a result of Covid and I am reeling with grief. Thank you for giving me permission to nest. Blessings to you.

Just what I needed today. Thank-you! ❤

It's bad. I'm so lost without her, and I've had to start a new job only 2 weeks after she passed, but I'm such a wreck this morning I don't even want to walk the dog, let alone take a shower and put on a tie and do the thing today.
I just want to lay here and imagine her close, and cry like a lost child.
"She wouldn't want that!" Well I didn't want her mind and body to disintegrate over the past three years and watch her breathe her last in a nursing home at 61, either.
I think I'm just going to let it be as bad as it needs to be today. One damn day at a time. If the new job doesn't understand, there are always other jobs.
Today, one year to the day after my Jacquelynn's passing, her (my!) beloved dog Sky passed suddenly today after an undetected cancer of the spleen and liver ruptured into his abdomen. There was no option but to say goodbye peacefully rather than letting him suffer.
I am grateful beyond my ability to express that I had my time and travels with him, but I feel so tenuous now. Almost right back where I began a year ago.

Thank you for this...really needed to hear this after the day i had😥

Dear Betsy, you hold my hand through the worst days. Thank you x

Thank you for another good one. This is a keeper. Don't we all have days like that? Such is life... namaste.
Glad I kept this one. You were speaking to me this morning. Thank you.

Wonderful. You have great metaphors

Thanks for the hit 🙂

Powerful... Gentle holding. Love the image of the bird wheeling in a blue sky. Thanks