Letting the Day Hold Me
Written By Lennie Campbell
Some days, healing doesn’t ask us to move forward.
It asks us to pause.
There are moments when doing less is not avoidance, but wisdom. When sitting still is not giving up, but finally allowing ourselves to be met where we are.
Grief has a way of teaching us to stay alert—to brace, to anticipate the next wave. But over time, there comes a quieter invitation:
to let the day carry some of the weight for us.
To sit on a bench.
To notice color returning.
To feel light land gently instead of all at once.
This is not a retreat from life.
It is a re-entry, slower and kinder.
Letting the day hold us doesn’t mean the pain is gone.
It means we are no longer holding everything alone.
And sometimes, that is enough for today.
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