The World Feels Heavy. But So Are We. And That’s Okay.
There’s been so much happening lately. Fires. Floods. Protests. Silence.
Some people scream their grief into microphones. Others just keep walking, holding it in.
And then there’s us.
The quiet ones. The feelers. The ones who still care even when no one’s watching.
I don’t know about you, but some mornings I wake up already tired.
Not the kind of tired that sleep can fix.
The kind that sinks deep into the bones.
A weight that feels both personal and collective.
Like I’m carrying something ancient.
And maybe I am.
Maybe you are too.
We carry memories that were never written down.
We carry emotional truths no one believed.
We carry the pain of places we’ve never even been to, because we feel things on a cellular level.
And right now, the world is aching. Loudly. Quietly. All at once.
So here’s a gentle truth. You’re allowed to pause.
Let the dishes wait.
Let the messages pile up a little.
Let yourself breathe, even if it feels indulgent.
The world doesn’t need more burnt-out hearts trying to save everything.
It needs anchored souls. Souls that know how to come home to themselves before they try to rebuild anything else.
So today, if you’re holding too much, drop it here.
Let this be your little altar.
A shelf, maybe.
A place to put down the heaviness and light a candle instead.
You don’t have to explain your feelings. You don’t have to make them pretty.
You just have to let yourself feel them.
Fully.
Safely.
Without shame.
And if no one’s told you lately, you're not weak for feeling this much. You're sacred for it.
We’re not here to shrink ourselves anymore.
We’re here to rise.
Softly. Powerfully. Together.
-With gentleness always,
B.A. Cherry
Founder, Heal Shelf™