Flaws And Flowers

You probably know your shortcomings. Perhaps you recite them daily, hourly. You know the ways you fail. The ways you hurt—yourself and others. The ways you could and should do better. You can make your faults epic. Or you can realize you did the best you could. Now that you know better, you can do better. You can see your scars and know that each one of them represents a battle you have survived. Look at yourself with love and tenderness. Life is hard. Do your best. Love yourself.

Transcript

Welcome to a hit of hope.

You probably know your shortcomings.

Perhaps you recite them daily,

Hourly.

You know the ways you fail.

The ways you hurt yourself and others.

The ways you could and should do better.

You can choose to pick those thoughts up and let them cut you again and again.

You can pick at your flaws like scabs,

Keeping them fresh and raw.

You can ignore them until they fester.

You can blame others.

It must be someone else's fault.

You can get lost in the tangle of if only or no one else.

You can get lost in the thorns of always and never.

You can make your faults epic.

You can realize you did the best you could.

Now that you know better,

You can do better.

You can see your scars and know that each one of them represents a battle you survived.

You can celebrate your imperfections,

Saying,

Wow,

Am I ever human?

You can treat your frailties with kindness.

You can be gentle with yourself and others.

You could run away.

Or you can see this as the work you need to do right now.

You could fight and rail against this.

Or you can work with these circumstances to see what's possible here and now.

You could stay thrashing in the sadness,

The anger,

The fear.

Or you can stop.

You can breathe.

You can praise who you are and all you do at least as often as you pick yourself apart.

You can practice the good thoughts,

The hopeful thoughts.

You can think of your flaws as moxie practice.

You can see you differently.

Look at yourself with love and tenderness.

Hold what needs work.

Hold your vulnerability,

Your humanity,

With the greatest care.

If it doesn't help,

If it doesn't work,

Try again in five minutes,

In an hour,

Tomorrow.

Life is hard.

Do your best.

Love yourself.

Love yourself.

And remember,

Pretty flowers come from shit.

Namaste.

Reviews

Yessss! “Pretty flowers come from shit.” 💛😀💛 is my new go to.

Good morning pretty lady! Thx for reminding me "I'm doing the best I can "..
Xo

Wonderful meditation as always. Your messages seem to be written with me in the back of your brain. I love your meditations. I can relate to them so well. Your meditations are so good for me. They lift me up so much.😀. Thanks again!🌸

I’m peeping my head out of the shit ....getting ready to bloom ! 🙏

Empowering, strong, I love the reminder to reframe mindset. I also was so amused by the tone and humor at the end. So much love for this recording!

Absolutely love this!!!
You are definitely my inspiration during this time of healing and I just wanted and needed to let you know that I Absolutely love your work...it has motivated me to look at things a bit more differently and I truly appreciate it 💗 🙏

I just listened for the 2nd time. The 1st was a few months ago, & I'm so glad I came across it again!
tbh I found part of the beginning a bit offputting. But beyond that, amazing 👍👍

You made me smile at the end. Simple truth. Thanks

Wonderful. Thank you! Namaste

I love your realness and authenticity and voice. Thank you

Loved it. So compassionate and real. Humbled and grateful for your wisdom.

Ha ha ha ha, so funny. During my listening, I was able to appreciate with kindness a physical scar from a painful past. Thank you for bringing laughter and kindness. Your insights are a refreshing welcome.

All so true! Love it! Thank you for you're words, inspiration and a little laugh

I love this one.

Well, I got some damn pretty flowers on the way for sure.
Thank you once more, Betsy.

Thank you.

Another great meditation, thank you! Namaste ❤

This is perfect! Honest and uplifting. So to the point. So true!

Exactly what I needed to hear and delivered exactly how I needed to hear it. Short, sweet and effective. Thank you, Betsey. Namaste🙏🏽🌺❤

Love that ending 💖🌻🙏