‍

Hey, I need you to stop for just a second.

I know you're tired. I know it feels like you're carrying the world on your shoulders right now, and every morning when you wake up, that weight is still there. Maybe it even feels heavier than it did yesterday.

But I want to tell you something that's been sitting with me lately, something that's helped me breathe a little easier when everything feels too hard.

Your ease is already written.

I mean that. Not in some distant, "someday when you've worked hard enough" kind of way. Not as a reward you have to earn by being perfect or having it all figured out. But right now. Your ease exists. It's already there, waiting for you to remember it.

When the Heaviness Rises

You know that feeling, right? When your chest gets tight and your thoughts start spiraling, and suddenly you're not just dealing with today—you're dealing with everything that's ever gone wrong and everything that could go wrong in the future. All at once. It's exhausting.

And in those moments, we forget. We forget that we've made it through hard things before. We forget that there have been easy days mixed in with the difficult ones. We forget that we're allowed to rest, to breathe, to just be without constantly proving ourselves.

That's when I come back to this: My ease is already written.

What Does That Even Mean?

I'll be honest—I don't think it means life magically gets easy. I'm not talking about toxic positivity or pretending everything's fine when it's not.

What I mean is this: somewhere in your story, in the chapters you haven't lived yet, there are moments of peace. There are mornings where you wake up and don't immediately feel dread. There are afternoons where you laugh without forcing it. There are nights where you go to bed feeling okay.

Those moments exist. They're as real as the hard ones you're living through right now. And they're coming. Not because you've earned them, but because they're part of your story too.

Your ease doesn't have to be fought for or begged for. It's already woven into the fabric of who you are and who you're becoming.

Take One Small Moment

So here's what I want you to do, right now or whenever you need it most:

Take one small moment today to breathe. Just breathe. Not the shallow, anxious breathing you've been doing while trying to hold it together. A real breath. Slow. Deep. The kind that reaches all the way down.

And while you're breathing, say it out loud or whisper it in your mind:

"My ease is already written."

Let it land. Let it feel true, even if you don't fully believe it yet. Let it remind you that you don't have to manufacture peace out of thin air or force yourself to feel better right this second.

The ease is coming. It's already part of your path. You don't have to chase it down or earn it. You just have to keep going, one breath at a time, until you arrive at it.

A Grounding Reminder

I want this to become your anchor. Whenever the heaviness rises—and it will, because that's just how life works sometimes—come back to this truth.

You don't have to have all the answers right now. You don't have to know how you're going to get through this. You don't even have to feel hopeful.

You just have to remember: your ease is already written.

It's waiting for you. And until you get there, you're allowed to be exactly where you are. Struggling. Tired. Uncertain. All of it.

You're still worthy of rest. You're still deserving of peace. And you're going to find it, because it's already part of your story.

Just breathe. You're doing better than you think.

What helps you remember your ease when things get heavy? I'd love to hear what grounds you.

‍