Choose Your Grounding Mantra

This is not the end of the story.

Even seeds look like nothing at first. But they’re doing
sacred work underground.

Hope doesn’t have to be loud. It can be the decision to try again tomorrow.

I’ve felt like this before. And I’m still here. That means something.

Reflection 1:

What lie has hopelessness convinced me of, and what is the softer truth underneath?
Call out the distortions. Name the deeper truth.

Reflection 2:

If Hope knocked on my door right now, what would they say to me? What would they offer?
Let imagination step in when belief feels impossible.

Creative Ritual – The Tiny Flame

Create a page with a small flame in the center. Around it, write or draw:

• Times you’ve come back from the edge

• People who love you

• Things that have healed you

• Visions you once had

• What’s still worth fighting for

You can title the page: “When I Needed a Reason” or “What Pulled Me Back.”

This becomes a grief-safe, despair-safe, life-safe place to land again and again.