💛 Moving Through the Hard Moments

Every once in a while, life hands us a week that sits heavy on the heart. This past one did that for me. Mom’s memory clinic appointment stirred up feelings I thought I had under control — worry, sadness, frustration, grief-in-advance… all the things you don’t exactly schedule into your day but seem to show up anyway.

And the hardest part?
There’s no handbook for moments like these. No checklist. No magic phrase that makes everything make sense. You just feel it — all of it — sometimes all at once.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we get through emotional times.
Not around them.
Not over them.
Just… through them.

For me, the answer isn’t fancy, and it’s definitely not polished:

I let myself feel what comes up.
Even the messy parts.
Even the parts I wish didn’t hurt.

Because pushing it down doesn’t make it disappear — it just makes it louder later. And I’m finally learning that feeling my feelings isn’t weakness… it’s what keeps me steady.

Some days, it looks like pausing for a few minutes and breathing.
Some days, it’s letting the tears fall without trying to explain them away.
Some days, it’s asking myself questions I never stopped long enough to ask before.

And on the better days, it looks like finding small reminders that I’m still here, still moving forward, still capable of navigating even the emotional waves that catch me off guard.

Everyone has their own way of coping. Mine is simple:
I let myself sit with the feelings until they soften. And they always do.

If you’re going through something heavy right now, I hope you give yourself permission to feel it — without judgment, without guilt, without rushing yourself back into being okay. Emotional seasons pass, but only if we actually walk through them.

And if this week taught me anything, it’s this:
Even in the tough moments, we’re stronger than we think.