Safe
harbour.
There is always
a way back.
When the mind drifts out to old weather, your senses can steer you home to this room and this moment. Here are harbour lights you can use with your eyes open.
Legend
Five buoys.
Look around and name five things you can see, quietly or out loud. A colour, a shape, a patch of light. Each one marks here and now.
Drop
anchor.
Press your feet into the floor and feel the chair hold your weight. Notice where your body meets something solid. That steady weight is your anchor.
A stone for
your pocket.
Keep something small with you: a smooth stone, a key ring, a soft scrap of fabric. Hold it. Notice its weight, its edges, its temperature.
Light the
lighthouse.
Say the plain facts, gently: the day, the place, what is around you. Simple words shine a clear light on the present.
Your route
home.
Your harbour
path.
Here is a
good place
to be.
These lights stay lit for whenever you need them. Talking with someone you trust, or a professional, is always a good step too.
