Dear Self…
“Yes, but, I didn’t”
“But I only did”
“I still have to”
If I had a dollar for every time I have heard someone push away an accomplishment, I would be on a private island somewhere. With lots of sunscreen.
Where did we learn that? I understand being humble, but this is an act of invalidation. Dismissal. Rejection. Of yourself.
Thinking that you are somehow less than just because you could have done more is faulty thinking. There will always be more. That is a fact. But it doesn’t have to be attached with what you did. They aren’t related.
Celebrate yourself. Life is hard. We are all facing so much more today than previous generations, pulled in so many directions.
Give yourself credit for what you do. Take pride in your accomplishments.
Remove the tendency to identify with your limits rather than strengths. You are better than that.
