Short blog for gentle reflection
Every day, we wake up and reach—sometimes unconsciously—for a hat. Not always the felt kind or the sun-shielding straw one. I’m talking about the invisible hat: the role, the mood, the mask.
Some days it’s the “I’ve got it all together” hat. Other days, it’s the “don’t look too closely” hat.
Some hats feel safe. Some feel heavy. Some we inherited without noticing.
The art is not in throwing them all away, but in learning to pause and ask:
“Is this the hat I want to wear today?”
I got news for you. Took me a long time to understand that I am allowed to switch.
You’re allowed to rest bare-headed.
You’re allowed to make a new one entirely.
Check in with yourself
What hat did you wear today?
Did it fit you?
Would you like to try on another tomorrow?
