The difference between reacting and responding sounds small until you’re in the middle of it, until your chest is tight and your jaw is clenched and every part of you wants to say the thing you’ll regret tomorrow. The reaction lives in the body first. And the moment you name it, you interrupt the automatic loop just long enough to choose differently. Write it down before you react. Shop the @fiveminutejournal, link in bio. —— happiness, positivity, journaling, healing, journaling, empowerment, rewireyourbrain, intelligentchange, positivethinking, selfcareritual, positivemindset