A Soft Start to Monday

Ah, Mondays. They’ve always carried a bit of weight, haven’t they? That quiet sigh as the weekend slips through our fingers… the collective groan, the temptation to roll over and wish for just one more day of stillness. I used to feel that too – the heaviness, the resistance, the sense that Monday marked the return to hustle, to proving, to pushing.

But lately… I’ve been softening into a different way of seeing it. What if Monday wasn’t the beginning of the grind, but the beginning of possibility? What if, instead of bracing ourselves, we welcomed it like fresh soil – untouched, unspoiled, full of potential?

Someone once shared a phrase with me that’s stayed in my heart ever since:
“Monday is the day you plant the seed.”
Not the day you bloom. Not the day you harvest.
Just… plant. 🌱

That changed everything for me.

Because it reminds me I don’t have to do it all at once. I don’t have to arrive fully formed. I just have to begin with gentleness, with presence, with a little hope tucked into the earth.

Maybe it’s a new habit I’ve been resisting.
Maybe it’s a shift in how I want to feel this week.
Maybe it’s simply a moment to pause and breathe before the world rushes in.

Whatever it is, Monday gives me the chance to root down.
To choose, again.
To begin, again.

I’ve started easing into Mondays with small rituals – things that ground me before the noise. A warm drink in my favourite mug. Five minutes of silence before I touch my phone. A reminder on a sticky note that says, You don’t need to rush. You just need to begin.

That little start?
It’s enough.
Because beginnings are sacred.
Because a seed doesn’t look like much at first… but given time, space, and a little care, it becomes something beautiful.

So if today feels a bit foggy or slow, that’s okay. Let it be.
You don’t have to conquer the whole week today.
You just have to plant the seed.

And maybe – just maybe – this will be the week it begins to bloom.

Wishing you a soft, intentional start, my Love.
One breath, one step, one unfolding at a time.

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