MAY RESOURCE DROP
Honoring Your Capacity
May invites you to slow down, listen inward, and meet yourself with honesty and compassion. This month’s tools are designed to help you recognize your limits, honor your energy, and move at a pace that supports your well‑being. Instead of pushing, performing, or stretching yourself thin, May becomes a practice of choosing what’s true, what’s sustainable, and what actually serves you.
🌸 Grounding Exercise: “The Capacity Check‑In”
A Moment to Honor Where You Truly Are
A gentle practice to help you acknowledge your energy, your limits, and your needs without judgment.
Step 1 — Place both hands on your belly Feel your breath. Feel your truth.
Step 2 — Ask yourself quietly: “What is my capacity today?”
Step 3 — Notice your body’s response Do you feel open? Tired? Neutral? Overextended? Grounded?
Step 4 — Whisper to yourself: “It’s safe for me to honor my capacity.”
Step 5 — Choose one aligned action Something that matches your energy — not your expectations.
📝 Reflection Worksheet: “What Am I Carrying, and What Can I Set Down?”
A Gentle Inventory of Your Energy
This worksheet helps you identify what’s supporting you, what’s draining you, and what you can release.
1. What has been taking up the most space in my mind lately? (Write freely.)
2. What responsibilities or expectations feel heavy right now? (Name them gently.)
3. What is genuinely within my capacity this month? (Be honest and kind.)
4. What is outside my capacity — and safe to set down? (You don’t have to carry everything.)
5. What support would help lighten my load? (Think: rest, boundaries, help, clarity, time.)
6. What is one way I can honor my capacity this week? (Keep it simple.)
Closing Prompt: What truth do I want to honor as I move through this month?
📚 Curated List: “Tools for Rest, Boundaries & Energy Stewardship”
Resources to Help You Protect Your Peace
A curated collection to help you honor your energy, set boundaries, and move gently.
Books
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Set Boundaries, Find Peace — Nedra Glover Tawwab
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Rest Is Resistance — Tricia Hersey
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The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk
Apps
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Calm — rest + breathwork
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Insight Timer — grounding meditations
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Todoist — simple, realistic task planning
Ritual Tools
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A “capacity journal”
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A weekly rest ritual
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A soft morning stretch
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A “no‑list” (things you’re not doing this month)
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A gentle playlist for slow days
💛 Closing Affirmation
A Truth to Carry With You
Affirmation:
“I honor my energy, I trust my limits, and I move at the pace that supports my well‑being.”