07/06/2025
My (our) relationship ended after almost 5 years. Super sudden and totally unexpected.
It turned my world upside down for a moment - I was about to go on a trip the next day, but instead of packing my bag and take the bus, I suddenly had to pack all my belongings and move out 😅
Of course it took me some time to re-calibrate. But one big thing I realized:
I would have felt MUCH worse if I didn’t have my meditation & mindfulness practices to back fall on. 🧘♀️
In the past I would have numbed myself, would’ve tried to process all this with my mind only, disconnect from my body, distract myself with busyness or overthinking, and dragged the pain along for much longer than necessary.
But this time it was very different: I allowed everything to be there. The thoughts, feelings, pain, doubts, emotions. I didn’t push it away. I didn’t run. I allowed it to move through me.
And you know what? It actually went alright!
Most of the intensity, most of the prolonged suffering, doesn’t come from the emotion itself — it comes from our resistance to it.
When we try to avoid or soften the pain, we end up stuck in it.
But when we meet it with presence, when we breathe through it, feel it fully, and allow space for it - it passes. Not immediately, but naturally. Like a storm moving through.🌪️
So if you’re going through something:
⏸️ Pause.
😮💨 Breathe.
💛 FEEL.
Trust that you are strong enough to hold whatever arises.
Because you are! 🙏
I’m so grateful I have these practices in my life. And even more grateful I get to support so many others with theirs as well!! 💞
