Leah Watson Wellness

Sometimes your light is too bright for people in a dark room…

and instead of dimming it,
you start questioning yourself.

Start shrinking.
Start second guessing.
Start over-explaining your existence.

Let me be clear…

You’re not too much.
You’re just not meant for every room.

And reacting to people who can’t hold your light?

That’s how you dim yourself without realizing it.

Pause.

Not everything deserves your energy.
Not everyone deserves access.

Protect your light.
Regulate your response.

Act accordingly.
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The pause is about to become a movement. || ○

Control the moment.
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@ #$%&! …Almost had me.

Long wait.�Overhead baggage hold up.
�Finally sat down…
thinking I made it.

Then—
kick.
shake.
repeat.

Kid behind me…�cutting up like we not 30,000 feet in the air.

I felt it.
The irritation creeping in.
That “turn around and say something”�loading up quick.

And everybody else?
already frazzled.�sighing.�shifting.�ready to snap.

But me?
I caught it.
I paused.�I breathed.�I stayed in control.

Because everybody else losing it…�don’t mean I have to.

Peace is the new pop off.
Act accordingly.
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@ #$%&! …Almost had me.

Boarding took forever.�Line backed up.
Finally get on the plane…
and here they come—
trying to force a carry-on�into a bin that’s already full.

Pushing.�Shifting bags.�Bumping shoulders.�No “excuse me.”
Just… doing the most.

I felt it.

That quick irritation.
That “you not about to keep hitting me”�loading up fast.

I could’ve said something.
I could’ve made it awkward for everybody.

But I didn’t.

I paused.�I breathed.�I stayed in control.

Because everybody else moving reckless…�don’t mean I have to.

Peace is the new pop off.
Act accordingly.
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@ #$%&! …Almost had me.
Long line.�Not moving.�Everybody tired.
Then here they come…
sliding right in�like we all invisible.
I felt it.
That quick shift.
The “oh, you got me messed up”�rising up real fast.
I could’ve said something.
I could’ve made it a scene.
But I didn’t.
I paused.�I breathed.�I stayed in control.
Because not every moment�deserves my energy.
Peace is the new pop off.
Act accordingly.
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You only need to know
it works.
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Presence > reaction.
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Choose.
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Slow the moment.
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Regulation creates power.
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So rare, that some people mistake it for weakness.
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