Because sometimes your to-do list needs a time-out and your heart needs a quote.
Let’s be honest: the middle of the calendar can be weird. It’s not quite a fresh start, not quite the finish line — just this messy, magical middle where the coffee’s half cold and the brain’s a bit foggy. It is that Monday that turned into a Thursday, three weeks later leaving you wondering if you actually did the thing you starred, highlighted and underlined on your to do list.
So here’s a pause. A breath. A tiny blog blanket to wrap around your shoulders. These quotes are little reminders that you’re doing okay — even if your planner looks like a beautiful disaster right now.
Go ahead, read slow. Sip something. Let one of these settle in.
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
– Anne Lamott
That one deserves a sticky note. Or a screensaver. Or a tattoo on your soul. (Now you just need to find the plug.)
“Rest is not idle, not wasteful. Sometimes rest is the most productive thing you can do.”
– Ferris Jabr
Permission granted to close the laptop and stare into the distance. It’s called strategic resetting. Think of this as a reboot like you do when your computer gets cranky.
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
One tiny checkbox at a time, friend. Stop worrying about the size of the step, use your stride and not someone else’s.
“Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyway.”
– Glennon Doyle
Honestly, this is peak planner energy. We don’t need perfect. We need real. We need something that may never work for anyone else but man does it run your world. (And it can change-I am on my 4th edition of what I created for myself.)
“The sun rises, and so do you.”
– Unknown
Pin that to your morning. Even if you hit snooze twice. Notice how the sun rises-slow steady and not rushing. Take that time to settle into the day.
💛 Bonus: Your Own Quote?
Write your own! Seriously. What would your “deep breath” quote be today? Something soft. Something honest. Something you’d scribble in the margins just for you.
And if you want a printable page to collect your favorites?
🖨️ Click here to grab the free Quote Keeper
Because your thoughts are worth saving, too.
Final Deep Breath:
Let your planner hold the plans — not the pressure. Let your quotes hold the quiet. And let yourself be a little messy, a little magical, and totally enough.