05/31/2026
The old me used baths to escape.
I’d sit in the water physically still, but mentally running through my entire life the whole time. Thinking. Worrying. Replaying conversations. Planning tomorrow.
My body was physically in the bath, but my body and mind were truly still in survival mode.
The new me closes her eyes and listens to the sound of the water filling the tub. She feels the warmth on her skin. She breathes deeply. She lets herself experience gratitude for the moment she’s in instead of mentally living in the next one.
And little by little, she gently lets go of the thoughts while she’s there, because she knows she deserves this time… and she trusts herself enough to handle the other things when the timing is more appropriate.