13 December · One opening can change the shape of a week.

Fear

Looking at my calendar makes me feel tired before the week begins.

A little room to breathe.13 December

Fear

“For sweet relief I'll dwell On humbler thoughts, and let this strange assay Begun in gentleness die so away.”

John Keats — Poems (1817), 1817 collectionSleep and Poetry, closing passageRead the source ↗

One opening can change the shape of a week.

A crowded calendar can make every day look like a corridor with no place to pause. You may not be able to change the main commitments, but a smaller optional plan could move, shrink, or disappear to create some breathing room.

ONE SMALL STEP

Review one optional commitment and decide whether to shorten, postpone, or decline it.

A little room to breathe.13 December

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.