Sharon Otness

12/21/2025

Today we honor the Winter Solstice — the longest night and the quiet return of the light.

Here’s a simple ritual you can do in just a few minutes:
🕯️ Light a candle.
💛 Place a hand on your heart.
🌿 Ask yourself: What light do I need most right now?
✨ Choose one word and whisper: “This winter, I choose ___.”

Sit with the flame for a few breaths.
Then carry that word with you into the season ahead.

Even in the darkest season, your light is growing.

12/19/2025

For a long time, I carried shame around my addiction—
even after years in recovery.

Learning I have ADHD helped me understand why alcohol felt like relief…
and why it ultimately became a problem.

That understanding didn’t excuse my choices—
but it softened the story I told myself.

If you’re unpacking your past, your brain, your coping…
please know you’re not broken.

I recover out loud because I needed someone to do that for me.
And if this resonates, I’m right here with you. 🤍

12/17/2025

12/11/2025

“I stepped back because I needed to.
Grief was showing up in ways I didn’t fully understand, and a late ADHD diagnosis changed how I see my entire nervous system, my energy, and my capacity.

Pausing my business wasn’t easy — but it was necessary. I needed to take care of myself in the ways I’ve always encouraged others to.

Now I’m returning with more clarity and a deeper focus on what matters most to me:
✨ helping you through stress & fear
✨ supporting unwanted emotions
✨ offering grounded, gentle practices for real life

If you’ve been here quietly, thank you. I’m really glad you’re still here. 🌿”

12/05/2025

“One small pause. One soft breath.
Calm is created moment by moment. 🌿
Save this for when you need a reset.”

12/01/2025

After the holiday rush, today is for softness.
A quiet reset.
A moment to unclench the jaw, release the shoulders, and come back into yourself.

If you’re feeling a mix of gratitude and exhaustion, you’re not alone — this season holds both.
Give yourself permission to ease back in slowly.
Your body will tell you when it’s ready for more.

What’s one small thing you’re doing today to restore your energy?

11/28/2025

So grateful for being surrounded by this beauty today.

11/19/2025

Some days feel like too much.
And when that happens, it helps to return to the tiniest actions — the ones that bring your body back into the present moment.

Calm doesn’t have to be complicated.
It doesn’t need 20 minutes of quiet.
It doesn’t even need perfection.

Just one tiny moment of awareness can change the whole direction of your day.

Save these “micro-moments of calm” for the next time your system feels overloaded.
Your nervous system will thank you.

11/14/2025

When the world feels loud, come back to yourself.
To your breath.
To the small, steady places that remind you you’re safe, capable, and held.

11/04/2025

Some days call for softness.
A deep breath. A quiet release.
A reminder that we can still meet the world with calm hearts, even when it feels heavy.