Who put me on this tightrope?

I used to ask, “Where is my soft space to land?”

After hectic days with meals prepped, heart-to-heart conversations, lost items found, tears dried, laundry folded, problems solved, hurt feelings soothed, schedules arranged and rearranged, and on and on – I sometimes felt tired and alone

Balancing family, work, social connections, health, errands, and all the demands while being careful with those I love – treating them with kindness and patience

Sometimes failing

Sometimes overwhelmed

Often my cup empty

I found the soft space to land in the sacred pause, in the breath, in embodied awareness, in meditation

I still stumble on the tightrope I’ve created but I know the net of mindfulness is there to catch me when I fall

Author: Renee Dimino