When the world feels loud
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I'm so glad you're here with me today.
Some days the world feels so loud, way louder than we can manage. Maybe it's the noise around you or maybe it's just the weight of everything asking for your attention all at the same time. On days like this, I’ve found that it helps to have a few simple steps you can lean on, not to push yourself harder, but to make space for the quiet and care you need in the moment.
The first step is to quiet your space. That might mean dimming a light, turning down a sound, turning off a sound you’re listening to, even if it's soft music you really enjoy. It might mean sitting in a softer corner of your home. Small shifts in your environment can give your nervous system a little more breathing room to work through all the things that are coming at you at the same time.
The second step is to choose one comforting task. Not a whole list of tasks, even if you're working on your gentle to-do list, but just one thing that feels steady and gentle and calm. If you like tea, maybe that's making a cup of tea, hot chocolate, or another soothing warm drink. Maybe you want to go cuddle up under a nice soft blanket. Maybe you limit the number of messages that you respond to, answering only the one or couple that matter the most. Let this one action be enough for now in this moment.
The third step is to let the rest wait. Everything else outside of the one comforting task can pause until your energy feels steadier. Sensitive days aren't setbacks. There are signals that you need more care for yourself. Listening to that signal is a quiet strength, not a setback, not a weakness. You're giving your body and mind what it needs in this moment, which is to not have so many things going on at one time.
If today feels loud, try these three steps. Quiet your space, choose one comforting task, and let the rest wait.
You don't have to do it all to be worthy. You don't have to feel guilty for prioritizing yourself and your body and your mind and your spirit.
You just need to take care of yourself with gentleness. Hope this helps.
Talk to you soon. 🩷
What’s Next?
When you’re not overwhelmed, make a list of comforting activities you can turn to when you are overwhelmed so you don’t have to add thinking about that to the overwhelm.
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