You know, sometimes you've got to tuck yourself in. You got to tuck yourself in. You got to

get cozy. You got to take care of yourself. Remember when you were a kid and your parents would

tuck you in, give you a kiss, you know, turn off the, turn off the light, but lead the little

nightlight on. It's like they created a sanctuary for you to fall asleep and know that you were safe. And then we

grow up and all of that is gone and we're isolated. We may be by ourselves. A lot of our fears no

longer we can place them on others. We have to carry them by ourselves every single day. And oh my God,

it's a lot. You know, at least in the ancient times, they had tribes, they had communities.

They needed each other.

A lot of us, we do everything by ourselves, and it's a lot.

And we need to learn how to tuck ourselves in, create our own sanctuary as well.

It's a metaphor for being capable of giving to yourself, for recognizing that no one else is

responsible for your peace, but you. But far too often, we place our peace in other people's

hands. Far too often, we allow people to trigger us because they didn't meet up to our expectations

or they didn't do something, but we need to learn to tuck ourselves in.

The truth is no human being is coming to save us from all our discomfort.

We have to learn how to care for ourselves to create our own comfort, to create our own

peace, to create our own sanctuary.

There may be seasons where there's less people to connect with. Maybe your friends

have moved away. Maybe people have gotten into relationships. You're feeling lonely and maybe

it's an opportunity to tuck yourself in. Because to tuck yourself in means to actively

choose to nurture yourself. Even when the world is chaotic.

It's knowing when to pause, when to say,

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