"On it!" was my default mode--
perform, appease, endure,
somehow.
May I just be "in it"--
in the acuteness
of my experience right now.
In the notebook
🪷“on it” vs. “in it”
reflections on unmasking, mindfulness, and letting go of people-pleasing
In the notebook
"Somehow" -- that's the killer word right there. Even in the throes of it, we know we can't possibly please everyone or do all the things and yet there's that little voice that insists there must be a way if we could only find it. I think that's why the contrast you offer in this poem works so well, because it isn't the moment that's hurting us but the way we choose to live it! ✨