🐾 Pudding’s Pawsitivity - When excited and scared feel exactly the same

Pudding wants to talk about a funny feeling today. 🐾

The one that arrives when something is about to begin.

It lives just below your ribs, it flutters, and it won’t quite settle; and sometimes you can’t tell if it’s excitement or nerves because it feels like both at exactly the same time.

Here’s what Pudding wants you to know:

That feeling is completely normal.

It means your brain is getting ready for something new. It doesn’t know quite what to expect yet, so it sends out a little bit of excitement and a little bit of nerves together, all mixed up.

When that feeling arrives, try this:

Name it: “I feel excited and nervous at the same time. That’s okay.”

Talk to it gently: “Something is starting. My brain is getting ready.”

Remember what you’ve already come through — all the things that felt scary before they happened, and turned out okay.

The fluttery feeling means something is beginning.

And beginnings, even wobbly ones, are always worth having. 🐾🫶