There are seasons in life when things feel uncertain.
When the ground beneath your feet shifts.
When your thoughts loop, your emotions rise, and your sense of self feels blurred around the edges.
If you’re in a season like this, you’re not failing.
You’re simply in transition.
And transition is not chaos —
it is reorganising.
Sometimes we think healing means feeling strong, confident, and bright every day.
But often, real healing begins in the quiet moments where we simply stop running from ourselves.
The pause.
The stillness.
The not-knowing-yet.
This place matters.
Because this is where you start to hear yourself again.
Not the versions of you shaped around other people’s expectations.
Not the version who holds everything together for others.
Not the version who tries to earn love by being useful, calm, or “easy.”
But the version of you who is tender, whole, human, and quietly wise.
The one who has always been there.
Even when life felt too loud to hear her.
A Gentle Practice for Today
Place one hand on your chest.
One hand on your belly.
And breathe.
Slowly.
Steadily.
No goal.
No fixing.
Just presence.
Ask yourself:
“What do I need in this moment?”
Not for tomorrow.
Not for anyone else.
Just you.
Whatever rises — honour it.
Even if it’s small.
Small Steps That Bring You Back to Yourself
You don’t need to overhaul your life.
Choose one:
- Enjoy a warm drink without distraction
- Step outside and feel fresh air on your face
- Let music soften your breath
- Write one sentence about how you feel
- Sit in silence and simply be
Reconnection returns through small, loving touches repeated with gentleness.
If Today Feels Heavy
Remember:
You have walked through every difficult day of your life.
You have not abandoned yourself.
Not once.
There is strength in you that is steady, quiet, and deeply rooted.
You are finding your way back.
Softly.
Naturally.
In your own time.
And there is no rush.
Because happiness begins with you – and as we like to say at Little Shop of Happiness,
little moments create big joy.
With warmth,
Ali 