Sunday Reflections: ⁣⁣⁣ The Brick I Keep Carrying 🧱⁣⁣⁣ #selfreflections

🪞 Sunday Reflections: ⁣⁣⁣
The Brick I Keep Carrying 🧱⁣⁣⁣
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Some weight doesn’t look like a heavy bag.⁣⁣⁣
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➡️ It looks like the extra smile you force when you’re exhausted.⁣⁣⁣
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➡️ It sounds like “I’m fine” when you’re not.⁣⁣⁣
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➡️ It feels like the tension in your jaw, the tightness in your chest, the tiredness that no sleep seems to fix.⁣⁣⁣
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💭 What have I been carrying so long… I forgot I was even holding it?⁣⁣⁣
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For some, it’s the guilt of what they didn’t do.⁣⁣⁣
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For others, it’s the resentment of what they had to do.⁣⁣⁣
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Sometimes, it’s a grudge wrapped in silence.⁣⁣⁣
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Other times, it’s an apology never received, but replayed in your mind anyway.⁣⁣⁣
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These things — this emotional baggage — doesn’t just live in your memories.⁣⁣⁣
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It lives in your body. ⁣⁣⁣
In your breath. In your nervous system.⁣⁣⁣
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It lingers as caution, overthinking, perfectionism, or the low-grade belief that you're too much or not enough.⁣⁣⁣
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And most of the time, we’re not even aware we’re carrying it.⁣⁣⁣
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We’ve just adjusted our posture to accommodate the weight.⁣⁣⁣
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But what if…⁣⁣⁣
You set the brick down?⁣⁣⁣
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What if you didn’t need to hold that story anymore?⁣⁣⁣
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What if safety didn’t mean carrying armour for the next attack that may never come?⁣⁣⁣
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What if letting go isn’t weakness — but finally coming home to your own softness?⁣⁣⁣
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Today, I invite you to notice the emotional weight you've normalised.⁣⁣⁣
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The story you keep retelling.⁣⁣⁣
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The pressure you keep applying.⁣⁣⁣
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The emotion you carry “just in case.”⁣⁣⁣
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Then ask:⁣⁣⁣
— Is this mine to carry anymore?⁣⁣⁣
— Has it served its purpose?⁣⁣⁣
— What would lightness feel like?⁣⁣⁣
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You don’t need to carry bricks to build something meaningful.⁣⁣⁣
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You just need the courage to lay them down — one by one — and walk away freer than you’ve ever felt.⁣⁣⁣
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What brick are you ready to put down?⁣⁣⁣
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