I judge myself a TON. I stress and worry if I am "good enough" when in reality what even is "enough"? I have been using childhood pictures of myself to help me be kinder because I have found that it's much harder to be judgmental to a child vs my adult self.
Today's post is in a format of a letter to younger me and what I would tell her today.
Dear (younger) Cym,
YOU ARE CRUSHING IT! Your life is currently filled with so many BIG moments, it has become overwhelming at times! You are getting married in less than a year to your best friend, Sean by the beach. Yes, you still love the beach and wish you could be a mermaid most days! You just saw Harry Styles perform for the 4th time but this time in NYC with your fiancé! Can you imagine that?! I know 8th-grade me would be in absolute shock if she knew that this was in her future!
You feel fulfilled by your two jobs (Coaching & at Moveable Ink) because they actually align with what you enjoy doing - growing & making an impact. In the past year, you have grown so much from two new jobs, leaving the job you felt secure and safe in, getting engaged, starting this blog, working with a coach, therapist, and psychiatrist, and realizing that it's okay to not be okay. I am so proud of you!
A year ago, I allowed you to get so burnt out you lost interest in so many of the things you enjoy and treated yourself like crap. Now, you take care of yourself much better (there's still some room for improvement). You work so hard to treat and talk to yourself as someone who was born worthy and loved because you were and are!
You are safe. You are loved. You are worthy.
Love,
(older) Cym
My challenge for you is that next time you find yourself being judgmental or hard on yourself, pull out a childhood picture of yourself and talk and/or write to that version of you!
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