When it hurts and you remain soft
* A morning practice for reclaiming your light when emotions feel heavy. *
*Reflection
There are mornings when we wake up and the ache is still there. Not a scream, not a sob—just the silent hum of rawness beneath the ribs. Today is one of those mornings.
I’m writing this not from resolution, but from remembrance. That even now, even here, I can return to myself.
That I can pull back all the energy I sent outward, the longing, the wondering, the watching, and gather it like wild threads back into the weave of me.
This is not about cutting off.
This is about calling in.
Calling me back to me.
And in that, finding trust again.
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* Practice Prompt
> Where is your energy lingering this morning that doesn’t feel rooted in you?
What happens when you gently call it back?
Close your eyes and whisper:
> “Come back home to me. It’s safe here.”
Let the breath guide your body back into this moment, into NOW.
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* Tapping Sequence: Calling My Energy Back
Start by gently tapping the side of your hand just as long as you say the words, varies from 4-5 times to as many times as needed (karate chop point) while gently saying out loud:
> Even though I feel raw and uncertain, I honor this moment. And I choose to return to myself with kindness.
Move through the points (eyebrow - where the eyebrow starts forming, side of eye - outer corner, under eye - center, under nose - right above the lip, chin - right in the groove below your lower lip, collarbone - about two finger withs fron the center out, under arm - right below your armpits, one palm below the armpit, top of head):
Eyebrow - This ache in my chest
Side of eye - This wondering, this waiting
Under eye - This part of me that reaches outward
Under nose - I see it, I soften
Chin - And I call it back in
Collarbone - Back into my breath, my body, my grounded truth
Under arm - I’m safe here
Top of head - I’m loved here
Repeat gently, 2–3 rounds. End with hand over heart.
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* Affirmation
> Even in uncertainty, I am whole.
My presence is power. My return is peace.
* Visualization: The Return of Light
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine this:
There are delicate threads of light extending from your body—reaching toward people you care about, situations that stir you, unanswered questions, memories. These threads are your thoughts, your longings, your care in motion.
Now—begin to feel each thread, one by one, slowly loosening... like golden elastic stretching back… and gently bouncing home.
Back to your chest.
Back to your belly.
Back to the soles of your feet and the palms of your hands.
Back to where you are, now.
Breathe in and feel your body filling with this light—no longer scattered, no longer searching.
You are whole here.
The return of energy back into the body
You have returned. You have chosen yourself.