Good morning. Today's opening reflection is this.

Breathing in, I accept the settled state.

Breathing out. I stop waiting for the other shoe.

Peace is allowed to last.

Let me ask, why do you distrust calm when it arrives? Things finally feel okay and immediately you're suspicious, waiting for it to fall apart, bracing for the crash.

But what if the calm is real?

What if it's allowed to stay?

What if your nervous system found its way to regulation?

And you could just believe it.

Throughout your day, ask yourself this.

Can I trust this calm instead of waiting for it to end?

And with that, today's mantra is this.

Calm is allowed to be real and lasting.

Breathing in, I accept the settled state. Breathing out, I stop waiting for the other shoe.

Peace is allowed to last. So today, let this be enough to begin. One breath, one step, one morning at a time.

Have a most wonder-filled day.

Let's be real.

Nobody asked to be a morning person.

And yet, here we are.

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