I can handle this.
I know I'm wavering between brokenness and feeling numb.
I know the weight of this is with me and I've been struggling.
I'm allowed to feel my feelings.
I can try to run,
But truth is,
I can handle this.
I can notice when I'm bottling things up and not giving myself that time to release it.
I can tell myself I'm trying to stuff this,
So I make time to release it.
I write it out.
I talk it out.
I draw it out.
I move it out.
I can handle this.
When I know and feel I've reached a limit,
I can rest,
Recover.
I am giving myself permission to rest and recover.
To sit down and appreciate what I have and what hasn't fallen apart and I can go back to it.
Because I can handle this.
I can handle pain,
Discomfort,
And grief.
I can handle disappointment,
Distress,
And yes,
I can handle disgust.
I can handle this.
Partly in the ways I've handled things before,
But also in the new and better ways that I've learned to handle things.
I can handle this by grounding myself,
By witnessing my thoughts and feelings,
By practicing self-care when it feels like the last thing I want to do.
I can handle this.
It may not be fun.
It may not be easy.
But I can handle this.
I can take it step by step.
I am taking it step by step.
I am taking it one day at a time.
I can handle this.
Yes,
I can handle this.