Hello Dear One,
Have you noticed there are certain lessons you need to learn again and again?
I’m too hard on myself, still. Despite having bundles of self-compassion, I find myself in the clutches of that old pattern.
I’m under pressure to meet a deadline I set. I can shift it, but there’s resistance because I’m making it mean something (my book is taking too long, I’ll never be the kind of writer I want to be because I need to go faster, I’ve wasted all this time and, the ultimate one, there is something wrong with me). See how quickly that runs out of control?
At times like this, I look to my old letters for advice. In one I found this:
Remember: you have grown and evolved and you have choices. You can choose to do something or not do it, choose to reach out, choose to protect time, choose to change your story. Choose to be kind, to be gentle with your mind, body and heart.
The last part got me. Softening towards myself, being loving and gentle even when it doesn’t feel convenient, matters. More than a book deadline, or whatever else I’m trying to achieve. How about you?
Thanks for being here and being you.
All love,
Jo