Wellness has become a word we see everywhere — in product labels, morning routines, and Instagram captions. But this week, I realized that wellness isn’t something to chase. It’s something you return to, quietly, in the middle of everyday life.
For me, finding wellness this week didn’t look like a 6 a.m. yoga class or a perfect green juice lineup. It looked like stillness. It looked like remembering that care doesn’t always have to be active — sometimes, it’s about allowing space to rest.
I started by making my mornings slower. Instead of scrolling, I filled a glass of water, opened the window, and sat in the quiet for five minutes. It sounds small, but it changed how I carried the day. Those five minutes reminded me that peace doesn’t have to wait for perfect timing — it can exist between emails, in the quiet before the world wakes up.
Food has always been part of how I feel grounded. This week, I swapped the idea of “clean eating” for “kind eating.” I focused on foods that made me feel nourished — roasted veggies, herbal teas, a handful of almonds instead of something processed. No rules, no guilt. Just listening.
Wellness isn’t a destination or a checklist — it’s a practice in noticing. This week, I found it in slow mornings, simple meals, softer nights, and small joys. And maybe that’s the secret: we don’t have to find wellness — we just have to make space for it to find us.