Take a moment to arrive here right where you are.
Close your eyes and take one long relieving breath in and out.
I wanted to tell you something that I need you to really hear today.
You are doing better than you think you are.
I know it doesn't always feel that way.
I know there are days when you look at your life and see only what is unfinished,
What is imperfect,
What is still hard.
Days when you compare your insides to everyone else's outsides and come up short every single time.
But look at what you are carrying.
Look at what you show up for every single day.
Look at how many times you've gotten back up without anyone noticing,
Much less applauding.
As you inhale,
Breathe in acknowledgement for yourself,
From yourself.
Let it land in your chest like a warm hand placed gently over your heart.
And as you exhale,
Release the story that you're behind,
That you're failing,
That you should be anything or anyone more than exactly who you are in this moment.
You are not behind.
You're exactly where your journey has brought you.
And you've been braver,
Stronger,
And more resilient than you give yourself credit for.
You are doing better than you think.
I see it.
Now let yourself see it too.
I am sending you so much love.