Maybe the goal this month isn’t to carry more.

Maybe it’s to finally set down what was only meant to get you through a difficult season. Not everything you’ve been holding onto belongs in your next chapter.

everything last month asked you to carry that this month doesn’t require

– Jacqueline Whitney

The Things June Is Asking You To Leave At The Door:

• the version of yourself who was just trying to survive
• the grief you’ve been carrying so long it started to feel like personality
• the grudge that’s been living rent-free in your peace
• the story that says you’re behind
• the hope that they’ll change (they’ve had time)
• the guilt that was never yours to begin with
• the version of love you settled for because you were tired of waiting
• the comparison that’s been stealing your joy
• the anxiety about things that haven’t happened yet
• the apology you’ve been rehearsing for simply existing

• the relationships you’ve been maintaining out of obligation
• the old version of yourself who got you through the hard season (she did her job, she can rest now)
• the fear that good things won’t last
• everything last month asked you to carry that this month doesn’t require

Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.