Simple Reflection
One Word Wednesdays:
A Simple Reflection to Ease Your Week
Each week, I choose one word that captures something I’ve been learning, feeling, or simply noticing in my everyday life as a mom.
These One Word(less) Wednesday reflections are my way of slowing down, giving thoughts room to breathe.
Simple Reflection
This week’s word is:
OVERWHELM
The Webster’s definition of overwhelm is:
“to be overcome by force or emotion; to be buried or drowned beneath a heavy load.”
And doesn’t that just… fit?
There are days when motherhood feels like trying to hold back the tide with a plastic beach shovel.
The laundry grows new limbs.
The to-do list multiplies like it has its own social life.
The noise- literal and emotional- stacks itself so high that even your deep breaths feel like they’re running out of space.
Overwhelm sneaks in quietly at first.
A little tightness in the chest.
A little more tension in the shoulders.
A moment when you forget what you walked into the room for- again.
It piles up through small moments, small worries, small needs… until suddenly everything feels big.
But overwhelm doesn’t mean we’re failing.
It means we’re carrying a lot because we care a lot.
Simple Reflection
There’s a strange tenderness in recognizing overwhelm for what it really is:
…not weakness, but a sign of how deeply you’re showing up.
Overwhelm does not mean you’re falling apart- it means you’re stretched thin, and it’s time to offer yourself compassion rather than criticism.
Here’s the quiet truth: even in the middle of chaos, you’re still the steady one.
- You keep the rhythm of the home.
- You love deeply.
- You try again.
- You keep going- even when your thoughts are knotted, and your energy is frayed.
And maybe overwhelm isn’t a stop sign.
Maybe it’s a whisper:
- Slow down.
- You’re carrying too much.
- You deserve room to breathe.
Because even when everything feels heavy, you are still worthy, still capable, still the anchor of your home.
You don’t have to silence the overwhelm.
You just have to let yourself be human.
“You are not failing. You are simply full.
Give yourself the grace to exhale.”
Simple Reflection
Overwhelm comes for all of us, but it doesn’t have to define us.
Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is pause long enough to admit,
“This is too much right now, and that’s okay.”
Let this week’s reflection be a softer invitation- one that gives you permission to set something down, ask for help, or simply breathe deeper than you did yesterday.
If this word resonated with you, comment or share your own moment of overwhelm from the week- and what you’re offering yourself grace for today.
Your story might be the reminder another mom needs.
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I’ve had that feeling in my younger years. Too much to do and so little time to get everything done.
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Have a fabulous day and rest of the week. ♥