Sometimes You Just Feel Sad… And That’s Okay

Grab your notebook and a pen. Let’s reflect on sadness.

Feeling down can be a sign of depression, but sometimes it’s not. Sometimes it’s just a natural, human response to everything that life brings. Everything that life is holding.

In the midst of everything going on in and around us- the state of the world, societal pressures, career insecurities, parenting stressors, relationship challenges… it's completely normal to feel sad. 

And it’s normal for sadness not to feel like pleasure.  Life was never meant to be sunshine and rainbows, or feel good all of the time. That would be weird right?   

Now I’m not saying it's normal to feel sad all the time (because it’s not) or you should accept a life of despair (because you shouldn’t). Everyone deserves to connect with joy and create their own sense or moments of happiness. 

I’m simply saying as a human in this everchanging life, it’s natural to have days when you feel depleted, off-center or just down.

There’s a lot happening.

A lot of transition.

A lot of change.

Work.

Pressure.

Disappointment.

Family.   

Loss.

You may find yourself grieving past versions of you- when you felt lighter, joyful and free. The parts that once felt familiar, but now feel distant or unreachable. The versions where uncomfortable emotions didn’t feel as heavy. 

Emotions - a mix of our thoughts, feelings, and actions- can be unpredictable. They’re like waves moving through us with their own weight, rising and falling, depending on what we’re going through. They aren’t permanent. And they’re not all of who we are.

Emotions are simply signals that carry pieces of truth and messages from our heart about what we need.

So the next time you feel down, check in with yourself, and ask yourself these questions: 

• How am I nurturing myself - mind, body and spirit? 

• How does my space (home, room or where you spend most of your time) feel?

• When do I feel most seen and heard?  

• What does love look or feel like in my life right now? 

• What have I been carrying that I may need to let go of?

• What do I need more or less of? 

I believe we each carry our own wisdom and answers. Sometimes it just takes pausing, slowing down or having someone hold space for us to find it.

So check in. 

Feel what you need to feel.

Seek encouragement.

Rest when you need to.

Offer only what you have.

And take each day, one step at a time.

And if sadness keeps coming up, feels too heavy or is hard to move through… reach out. Prackind is here.