Before you rush into the weekend—before the lists, the catching up, the quiet ache of everything you didn’t quite finish—pause here for just a breath.
You matter.

Not because of what you produced this week.
Not because of how well you held it together.
Not because you were useful, pleasing, productive, or strong.
You matter because you are here.
Because your nervous system carried you through another set of days.
Because your heart kept beating even when it was tired.
Because something in you keeps choosing to stay.
If today feels heavy, let it be heavy.
If today feels light, let it be light.
You don’t need to earn rest. You don’t need to justify softness.
Let this weekend hold you the way you wish the world would more often—without demands, without conditions.
You are not behind.
You are not invisible.
You are not too much.
You are already enough.
And you were never meant to be forgotten. 🌙
🔔 Invitation
If you’re willing, take one moment today—just one—and place a hand on your chest. Breathe in slowly. Let the exhale be longer than the inhale. Nothing to fix. Nothing to improve. Just a quiet acknowledgment: I am here, and that is enough.
With devotion and wonder,
The Inspired Imaginative | The Devoted Mystic
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