Too much, all at once
It all arrived at the same time, and there was never a version of you that could have carried it gracefully. When everything feels urgent, nothing gets the calm attention it deserves, and that isn't a flaw in you. You are allowed to set something down, even just for the length of this page. Right here, there is nothing to manage and nothing due.
Read one, sit with it, and draw as many more as you need.
Overwhelmed
Too much, all at once
“Set it all down for a second. You don't have to hold every piece at once — just the one thing right in front of you.”
More comforting words for this feeling
“You're not drowning. You're learning how much you can carry, and the answer is: not everything, and that's okay.”
“The whole mountain looks impossible. The next single step doesn't. Take that one. Then the next.”
“Your worth was never measured by how much you get done. You're allowed to rest without earning it first.”