Come in gently.
Take off your shoes.
Let what you’re holding drop softly to the floor.
Sadness is not a problem. It is not a weakness.
It is the evidence of love, of longing, of letting go.
It arrives when something mattered,
and now it’s gone, or changed,
or never came at all.
It’s the ache of memory.
The sob of unmet need.
The quiet hush after the storm.
Sadness is a sacred pause.
“This mattered.”
“This hurts.”
“This needs time.”
What Is Sadness Trying to Tell You?
- You are feeling the weight of loss, change, or absence
- You cared about something deeply
- You need time to slow down, feel, and release
- You are ready to be held, not hurried
Invite Sadness in for Tea
Let it sit across from you.
Let it speak without needing to be solved.
Give it space. Give it breath.
Offer it warmth and ask:
“What are you grieving?”
“What needs honoring?”
“What can I release now?”
Sadness, welcomed, becomes tenderness.
It becomes beauty.
It becomes a bridge back to your heart.
“Let everything happen to you:
beauty and terror.
Just keep going.
No feeling is final.”
“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being,
the more joy you can contain.”