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The truth behind Smidgen of Calm 💜
I want to share something a little more personal today, because Smidgen of Calm didn’t appear out of nowhere. 🫶🏻
I live with Functional neurological disorder , fibromyalgia and M.E. These conditions affect my energy, my body and sometimes my ability to do very ordinary things. Some days I’m capable and creative and feel like myself. Other days the simplest tasks feel heavy, foggy or unpredictable. It’s always there and makes anything that I have to work out that more challenging.
For a long time, I spent years chasing everyone else. Showing up, pushing through, trying to keep pace with a world that doesn’t always slow down. Eventually my body asked me to stop listening to everything except myself. The last couple of years were particularly hard, and recovery after a very difficult experience took more out of me than I ever expected.
Smidgen of Calm was born from that space. 💜❤️💜
Not as a solution. Not as a fix. But as a place to breathe. A place where creativity isn’t rushed, where rest is allowed, and where showing up as you are is enough. It’s a reflection of how I now have to live and how I’ve learned to care for myself.
This isn’t a pity post. I don’t want sympathy. What I feel, more than anything, is gratitude.
I appreciate this community so deeply. Your kindness, your creativity, your honesty and your willingness to be here inspire me more than you probably realise. On days when things are hard, you remind me why I keep going. On days when things are good, you make them better.🥰
Smidgen of Calm really does feel like a little pocket of safety on the internet. And I’m so thankful you’re here, walking alongside me.🫶🏻🥰💜
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The truth behind Smidgen of Calm 💜
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