Pick what feels closest.

Friends. School. Home. Being a person. You do not have to make it about you to learn something from it.

Mini story

Zaria walks past Missy in the hallway and doesn’t say hey.

1 · What happened?FACT

Zaria walked past me and didn’t say hey.

2 · My brain jumps in

She’s mad at me.I did something.This is going to be weird.

3 · PauseWait. What do I actually know?

I know: she walked past. She didn’t say hey.
I added: I know why. I know what she thinks.

My guess might turn out to be right. Right now it is still a guess. ♡

Mini story

Everything in Missy’s head is yelling at the same volume.

1 · Brain: too much

Math testDid I sound weird?Dad textedPracticeWhat if I fail?Friday plans

2 · First moveGet it out before organizing it.

No fixing. No solving. Just get the tabs somewhere you can see them—in your own journal.

3 · Sort the attention

DO: take an action · HELP: ask someone · WAIT: you can’t know yet · WHAT IF? your brain is imagining a possibility

Everything in my head was real as a thought. That did not mean everything needed action today. ♡

After the story

One question is enough.

Wait, what?

Start with what Missy could directly know.

Notice

A guess can be possible without being known.

Try

One small move. Not a whole life overhaul.