Stories I Tell Myself

To be frank, sometimes I grapple with the stories I tell myself – the stories I share and the stories I don’t.

Some days I catch myself and

I want you to know that it is okay not to have great days. It is okay not to continue a habit streak. That it is okay that you are not being the version of yourself that you wish to be.

Some days I am vigilant about

The goal is not to have hard days. The goal is to get better at handling and moving through them.

The goal is not to be perfect. The goal is the

These are the kinds of goals that you never truly fulfill. But that is not a reason to stop trying.

Does a successful author

The key, I have found, is trying to show up for myself in whatever way that I can.

The key, I have found, is making habits and having a sense of self compassion even in the face of a deep lie that tells me I should hate myself.

You are good, the world is good, we are good.

I repeat this to myself each day.

It is my bedrock. I can build up from there, or I can rest there. At least I have lifted my baseline and found solid ground and stability.