🪷This Part Is Hard

a song I'm working on for self-soothing

This part is hard,
but you’re finding your way.
Compassion to you.
Things will be okay.

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sky yesterday morning

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In the notebook

I’m also including my journal entry that led to the composition of this little song. Here’s the text (with some editing):

I’m in the midst of these long days*…I’m trying to take care of myself as best I can.

Practicing self-compassion—like literally speaking words of self-compassion to myself (in my mind)—helps a lot.

While driving this morning, I heard my thoughts spiraling in feelings of despair about the struggles and the ways in which I’m “failing” my kids. I then managed to consciously intervene and say, “I’m in the process of finding my way/our way with these struggles. We just had a hard morning.** We’ll be okay.” That helped very much.

*of dance class rehearsals/recitals, school, work, and tiredness

**It was a morning of multiple kid meltdowns.

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