today I let my house be messy

today i let my house be messy

left my clothes all over the floor

dishes on the coffee table and in the sink

crumbs on the stove and on the couch

today i didn't have the effort

so i didn't give the effort

i let my house be messy

because today felt messy

and there were moments that hurt

i let myself rest because I felt messy

and things felt sad

there were things i wanted to do to feel better

but my house was messy

so i let my house be messy without guilt

and i did those things

today "those things" were gardening & yoga

some days it's laying in bed doing nothing

both are good reasons to let the house be messy

everything doesn't always have to be perfectly tended to. things are allowed to be messy.

I am allowed to be messy. YOU are allowed to be messy.

this is your permission. your hall pass.

allowing something sometimes doesn't define your character. letting things be messy doesn't make you a mess.

there's a time and a place for everything. sometimes we have to stop tending to everything to rest.

that's okay.

let the mess be the mess for some moments, without resistance, and you will have energy to change it sooner than exhausting yourself with guilt and worry

today i let the house be messy and I took care of me so tomorrow i feel better taking care of the mess.