Calm it Down Podcast: Morning Affirmations - You're in the Thick of It Now

Calm it Down

Chad Lawson

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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A Monday reality check for the hardest week, with permission to lower the bar.

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0:00.0	Good morning. Today's opening reflection is this. Breathing in, I see where I am. Breathing out,
0:10.6	I remind myself, it doesn't have to be perfect. Being in the middle, it's okay. Well, let me ask,
0:20.6	do you ever feel the weight of everything left to do?
0:24.1	Who doesn't, right?
0:26.1	Well, you're in it now.
0:28.9	Obligations are piling up.
0:31.3	Your to-do list fills endless.
0:34.2	Energy is running low.
0:36.8	This is the week when many just break, but you don't have to. You can
0:43.4	lower your expectations. You can ask for help. Guess what? You can do less and still be enough.
0:51.3	So throughout your day, ask yourself this.
0:55.3	What can I let go of this week without guilt?
1:00.7	Oh, such a great question.
1:03.6	And with that, today's mantra is this.
1:06.8	I'm doing what I can.
1:08.9	And that's enough.
1:11.6	It's true.
1:12.6	Breathing in, I see where I am,
1:16.6	breathing out,
1:18.6	I remind myself, it doesn't have to be perfect.
1:22.6	Being in the middle is okay. So today, let this be enough to begin. One breath, one step, one
1:34.9	morning at a time. Have a most wonder-filled day.
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