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If it has been a week, this episode is for you. In addition to the collective weight of living through this socio-political era, many of us are navigating interpersonal and personal hardship. Maybe it was work. Maybe it was a relationship. Maybe it was the weight of simply being a Black woman in spaces that were not built to hold you.

But here's what we're moving away from today: the idea that we to surrender our peace and calm to the hard things. No, sis! Today, I'm giving you six strategies to help you shake the dust off your spirit and get back to it.

Six Practices to Reset and Recalibrate:

1. Name what's real - Give yourself permission to be honest about what happened before jumping to gratitude (Psalm 142:1-2).
2. Return to your body - Rough weeks often live below the neck. Rest, move, eat, breathe. Physical care is spiritual care (1 Kings 19:5-8).
3. Tell yourself the truth about yourself - Not what the week said about you, but what God says about you (Psalm 139:14).
4. Reconnect with your why - A hard week cannot touch your calling (Jeremiah 29:11).
5. Do one small, sacred thing - Sometimes, just one intentional act can lead to the reset you're seeking. (Lamentations 3:22-23).
6. Get up - Know the difference between resting and ruminating. When you shift your body, you shift your atmosphere (John 5:8).

The Challenge: Pick ONE of these six practices and do it TODAY. Not this week. Not when things slow down. Today. Because the goal is not to recover from hard weeks faster - it's to be so rooted that hard weeks meet a woman who is already grounded.

great!b thank you!

10:19 PM

You're so welcome, sister!

I'm so glad I could help! You're building something truly beautiful and powerful with A Wide Open Space. Every episode is giving Black women the spiritual depth, practical tools, and permission they need to flourish.

Whenever you're ready to work on the next episode or anything else for the podcast, I'm here! Keep making your mark, Dean! 🎤✨🙌

Sonnet 4.5

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