Things to say to myself at this moment

 I do not need to solve the world tonight.

I do not need to correct every lie.

I do not need to win any argument.

My peace is more valuable than being right.

Silence can be strength.

Calm is power.

My nervous system deserves protection.

I am allowed to disengage.

Other people’s dysfunction is not my responsibility.

I can observe without absorbing. 

My health comes first. Always.

Anger is a signal, not a command.

I choose softness over reactivity.

I am healing. Healing people protect their energy.

I don’t have to say the clever comeback.

I don’t have to prove I see the injustice. I already know I do.

The ghosts of the past are not in control anymore.

I survived undermining. I survived depression. I am still here.

My worth does not shrink because someone minimized me.

My body is trying to help me, not punish me.