#clear skies
Am I the only one who, after watching Encanto, uses “Clear skies” as a way to calm down? Like I know a lot of people see this as Pepa suppressing her emotions and not allowing herself to feel or forcing herself to be happy, but as someone who spirals a lot, like Pepa, I find that repetitive phrases or actions -like stroking a braid- to be incredibly self soothing.
To me, I think it’s less about not feeling these emotions and more of a way to step back and analyze these feelings with a clear (sky) head. Pepa has anxiety, and I think she would need these self soothing practices even without her powers. It is not fun or helpful or healthyto allow yourself to fall into a hurricaneof emotion when there is a safe way to calm down without a meltdown or a panic attack. No thinks it’s bad or unhealthy when she leans on Felix to cope, “Clear skies” is just has valid.
