In Case You Need To Hear This, You're Doing Great

You’re doing great.

Often times, when I’m on the phone with a girlfriend, and she’s telling me a problem, worry, or fear, all I can think of is, “you’re doing great.” And, usually when I say this, there is a pause. “What do you mean I’m doing great? I’m freaking out! I just lost my job or I don’t know what to do about the business or I’m the worst mom ever…” No, you’re doing great.

We are all getting triggered right now. Something about there being three planets in retrograde, forcing us to go inward, elevate, and protect our space. (Isn’t that always the case?) Regardless, if you haven’t noticed, shit is happening. Big stuff. Little stuff. All the stuff. And something that I’m noticing in listening and watching, is that you’re all handling your shit. Wonderfully, I might add!

In speaking with some previous clients recently, I was struck with how all of their previous obstacles and struggles seemed to magically disappear in the wake of our current climate. Meaning, what was once an issue for them, just wasn’t anymore. Their open-ended questions, now had answers. I even noticed in myself that the areas in my life in which I was at odds with (specifically leaning into motherhood), just kind of resolved itself.

That’s the funny thing about growth. You can try, and try, and try to get better, do better, be better, but it’s often times when we put our energy elsewhere that those obstacles, effortlessly and almost mystically, become our lessons learned.

So, stop beating yourself up. Lighten up. Appreciate the small wins. Appreciate how far you’ve come. You’re not a bad person. There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re doing the best you can and it’s enough. I’m proud of you. Be proud of you. Celebrate who you are and who you are becoming, because after all, you’re pretty great.

xx,

J.