Many of us beat ourselves up about not doing enough or being enough. Or we allow someone else to imply we could do more.
What we fail to do is tell ourselves is that we are enough.
So while I often hear, “Meet others where they are.” My question to you is, “Are you meeting yourself where you are?”
Because if you are expecting yourself to make a million-dollar house out of ten dollars worth of plywood, you will disappoint yourself. You are creating unrealistic expectations that are bound to make you feel like a failure.
You should be your own cheerleader even when no one else is. Because there are many people out there who will say awful things to you or about you. For no real good reason. Why should you be one of them? Don’t join that chorus.
Many have asked me what they should do to give back. And they offer some grandiose example of a nonprofit that is now a national success. Maybe your contribution is the big national thing but then maybe it’s making a difference in one person’s life. Maybe it’s smaller and more intimate, focused on your community. Maybe that’s where you start because all big things started somewhere.
So give yourself some grace. You really can only do the best you can do. And sometimes that just has to be enough.
