The Invisible Black Woman

Let me whisper something into your weekend spirit: you don’t need to earn softness. You don’t have to prove yourself worthy of a slow morning, a long stretch under the covers, or a day that isn’t filled with obligations stacked one on top of the other. You have the right to a soft Saturday.

Too many of us have been trained to think rest and gentleness must come after the grind, like some consolation prize. That if you didn’t “do enough” Monday through Friday, you don’t deserve peace on Saturday. Nah. That’s a lie we’ve been sold to keep us in a cycle of depletion.

Softness is not weakness. Softness is preservation. It’s you deciding that not every battle is yours to fight today. That emails can wait. That laundry can stare at you from the basket just a little longer. That your worth has never been tied to how productive you can be on the one day meant to reset your soul.

So, sip something warm. Breathe deeper. Move slower. Let your body, mind, and spirit soften into the quiet. This Saturday doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone but you.

Until next time, I wish you nothing but sunshine, rainbows, and unicorns, which are no less fictitious than the softness you are allowed to fully embrace today.