The first step is permission
Let this be a summer of quiet restoration
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Even the gentlest steps count when they’re your own.
Meaningful movement reflection
Some beginnings don’t feel like beginnings at all.
They feel like stillness. Or softness. Or barely-there hope.
But you don’t need to be ready.
You just need to say yes — to yourself.
My permission slip
Let me share the note I left on my fridge:
“It doesn’t have to grow. It’s enough that I planted it.”
I stopped fixating on whether the rhubarb would thrive or fail.
Instead, I found joy in the act of planting—of showing up.
Tiny tip of the week
Write a permission slip to yourself.
Example: “I give myself permission to move slowly.”
Connection prompt | Summer
What’s one quiet permission you’ve been waiting for—that you could give yourself today?
“Follow what feels light and alive.”