06/08/2026
My nervous system, looking at this counter:
🚨 EMERGENCY.
🚨 THREAT DETECTED.
🚨 WE ARE CLEARLY BEING CHASED BY A BEAR.
Meanwhile…
It’s just a messy counter.
I have young kids.
Nobody is dying.
Nothing is actually on fire.
One of the strangest parts of somatic awareness is catching these moments in real time.
Noticing when your heart rate increases.
When your jaw clenches.
When urgency takes over.
And realizing your body isn’t reacting to what’s happening…
it’s reacting to what the nervous system thinks is happening.
So today I’m practicing a revolutionary act:
Looking at the mess and reminding myself that I am safe.
The dishes can wait five minutes.
The counter is not a bear.
And my worth is not measured by the state of my kitchen.
Anyone else’s nervous system have a flair for the dramatic? 😂🌿