Today may start off loud. Too many thoughts. Too many people. Too much rushing before your feet have even properly touched the ground. But you do not have to be pulled along by it. Before the day runs off with you, pause. Take a breath. Loosen your shoulders. Slow your words. Slow your steps. And drink some water before your body starts shouting in ways your mind calls stress. Not everything needs answering straight away. Not everything needs your energy at full speed. Let the noise be there without becoming it. Move steady. Hydrate. You can slow the day down.