I Only Give Myself 48 Hours to Break Down

48 Hours to Feel It. Then I Move On.

When I was a little girl, my siblings and I lost our dad. I remember crying in my room for what felt like forever, until my mom walked in, looked at us gently, and said, “That’s enough. Life goes on.”

It wasn’t harsh.
It wasn’t cold or unkind.
It was real.

And it became one of the greatest life lessons I’ve ever learned.

From that day forward, I understood something most people take years, sometimes decades, to grasp:
You can honor your feelings without becoming hostage to them.
You can feel deeply without staying stuck.
And when life knocks the wind out of you, you still have to breathe again.

I’ve carried that lesson into every stage of my life. Every setback. Every heartbreak. Every disappointment. Even now.

That’s what I call my 48-hour rule.

No matter what happens, heartbreak, disappointment, frustration, I give myself two days to feel it all.
To sit with the emotion.
To process.
To be human.

But after that, I move on.

I go out with friends who make me laugh until my cheeks hurt.
I work out and move my body.
I treat myself to fancy dinners.
I pour into my work and my hobbies.
I let myself live, even when it still stings a little.

Because healing isn’t about pretending you’re fine. It’s about continuing to move forward while you find your footing again.

You don’t heal by stopping.
You heal by moving forward.

Movement itself is medicine.

You can honor your emotions without making them your home.
You can rest without resigning.
You can cry and still choose joy the next morning.

That’s what my mom really meant that day:
Life goes on and we have to find the courage to go with it.

I don’t give anyone the power to steal my joy or peace. Especially not someone who refused to do right by me.

My joy is mine.
My peace is mine.
My life is mine.

So yes, I give myself 48 hours to sulk.
To feel human.
To cry.
To process.

But after that?
I remember what my mother taught me:
Life goes on. And I go with it.

This week I’m asking…

  • How do you honor your emotions without letting them define you?

  • What helps you move forward when life feels heavy?

  • Where in your life do you need to give yourself permission to move again?

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Nakeya B.