It's OK to Not Be OK

Some days we are on top of things, joyful and present. Other days we are not ok and the weight of emotions is heavy.

Today was a down day for me. I smiled, I posted online, I carried through but underneath it all I was feeling so many emotions. Most of which felt uncomfortable and challenging to face.

I am still learning what it means to give myself patience. To be ok with not being ok and sitting with that.

Grace means knowing if I’m overwhelmed it is a call to relax. I do not need to “power through” or “get over it”. Just give myself that moment. I joke around with my friends often saying “I have these things called feelings”. But that statement comes from a real place. I feel even when I appear otherwise, even when I can’t find the words, even when I don’t talk about it. I need these moments of down time to just not feel ok.

I call for everyone to allow yourself space to feel. Don’t save it for later, tomorrow or some day. Emotions make you a real person. Don’t believe the hype. Being strong does NOT mean not feeling. The strongest people in the world feel it all. The part that needs practice is learning how to cope.

It starts with just feeling. Start today. Start with making it ok, to not be ok. Just for now.

Jaminah B Coaching