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Held by Love: Daily Affirmations for Mental Wellness

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Some burdens are invisible by design. They live in the quiet pause between conversations. They settle into the body long after the mind has moved on. And sometimes, they become so familiar we forget to name them — let alone share them. The weight we never speak of is often the one that shapes us most. It appears in the way we hesitate before trusting. In the tension we carry in our shoulders. In the instinct to say “I’m fine” when the truth is “I’m exhausted.” These unspoken aches rarely announce themselves. They linger. They thicken. They become a second skin. And yet — healing does not always require articulation. Sometimes, healing begins with presence. My affirmation “ I am held by love that eases even the weight I never speak of ” is not about solving or exposing those unspoken wounds. It’s about something gentler: permission. The permission to soften. The permission to be held — not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually. This is not a love that demands we explain ou...

Manifesting Ease: Love Affirmations to Lighten Hidden Burdens

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I am held by love that eases even the weight I never speak of. ✨ Frenchie Grignon Affirmation inspired by: Ease my troubles, that's what you do... From the song “Have I Told You Lately” by Van Morrison, as played on BestOfMUsicRadio.com Lyrics - Have I told you lately - Van Morrison [Verse 1] Have I told you lately that I love you? Have I told you there's no one above you? You fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness Ease my troubles, that's what you do [Verse 2] On the morning sun, in all its glory Greets the day with hope and comfort, too And you fill my life with laughter You can make it better Ease my troubles, that's what you do [Verse 3] There's a love that's divine And it's yours, and it's mine Like the sun At the end of the day We should give thanks and pray To the one I'll say [Verse 4] Have I told you lately that I love you? Have I told you there's no one above you? You fill my heart with gladness Take away my sadness Ease m...

πŸ’”πŸ•Š️ On My Own – Affirmation of Strength & Solitude πŸŒ™

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I live with grace in the silence I never asked for. πŸŒ…πŸ’”πŸ•Š️πŸŒ΄πŸ˜” Frenchie Grignon Affirmation inspired by: “Now, I know what loving you cost / Now we're up to talking divorce, and we weren't even married” From the song “On My Own” by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, as played on BestOfMUsicRadio.com Lyrics [Verse 1] So many times Said it was forever Said our love would always be true Something in my heart always knew I'd be lying here beside you [Chorus] On my own On my own On my own [Verse 2] So many promises Never should be spoken Now, I know what loving you cost Now, we're up to talking divorce And we weren't even married [Chorus] On my own Once again, now One more time By myself [Verse 3] No one said it was easy, no But it once was so easy Well, I believed in love I believed in love Now, here I stand [Chorus] I wonder why, ooh, I'm on my own Why did it end this way? (On my own) This wasn't how it was supposed to be (On my own) I wish that we could ...

There’s no silence like the silence shared by no one. πŸŒΏπŸ’­πŸŒ΄πŸ•Š️😢 Frenchie's Affirmations

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Silence is often mistaken for emptiness. We try to fill it—with voices, gestures, or thoughts—believing its presence signals a lack. Yet the most profound silences are not those shared in intimacy, but those experienced entirely alone. This is the silence of a room after someone has left. The silence of a phone that no longer rings. The silence in a house where memories echo louder than footsteps. It is not merely the absence of sound; it is the presence of absence. To sit in that kind of silence is to confront ourselves. Without the buffer of another’s gaze or the comfort of their attention, we become acutely aware of what remains: our thoughts, our fears, our unfiltered self. This solitude is a crucible—both a threat and a teacher. What makes this silence unique is its unsharedness. In companionship, silence can be sacred—a communion beyond words. But the silence shared by no one contains no witness, no acknowledgment, no echo. It is pure existential stillness. And in that stillness,...

πŸ”₯ What I Haven’t Said—Until Now πŸ’¬

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Some gifts look like love but turn out to be traps. As I enter this stage of life, people begin expecting things they have no right to demand. My time. My energy. My savings. My health. Even my voice. I’ve willingly given these away, believing it would secure a deeper place in my children's hearts or those around me. But the truth is, if I keep giving away what I should protect, I risk losing myself. I’ve noticed recently how often people assume my availability just because I’m retired. Suddenly, I’m the default caregiver, errand-runner, emotional support. And at first, I say yes—because that’s who I’ve always been: dependable. But each "yes" to others becomes a quiet "no" to myself. A friend recently said something that stopped me cold: “I don’t even know what I like anymore. I’ve always been useful to others—but when did I last do something for myself?” Her words resonated deeply. She’s not alone. Many of us were trained to serve but never taught to ask, ...