I've Been Where You Are, and I'm NEVER Going Back...

I spent too many years feeling like I was always behind. I felt like I was always so close to having it all together, but never actually reached the goal. I spun my wheels like that for decade after decade. All I got for it was a sense of disappointment, not feeling like I was good enough, a lot of mental exhaustion, and finally just total burn out.

A few years ago, a popular book author came out with a book that sparked a movement - a movement that I joyfully joined by the way - and the world seemed to be caught up in the whole "pull yourself up by your bootstraps and just get it done! Hustle harder! Push yourself! You Can Do Itttttttt!" (My interpretation of the book.)

I bought into the hype. I bought the book, saw the documentary in the theaters. Felt invigorated by it, motivated and ready to jump in with both feet. My thoughts were all "Let's DO this thing!  Let's GO!..."

...For about 3 days.

That's the problem with hustle culture - It's NOT sustainable for everyone.

Because the truth is, it's too hard to live on GO all the time. 

And I don't want to wash my face and just deal with it. Sometimes I just want a NAP. I want a hot cup of coffee. I want to relax and enjoy my life without the rush, the hustle, the push, the constant movement.

I wanted to feel like I was ENOUGH, even when I don't have it all together.

I wanted to feel like I was ENOUGH just the way I was.

I'm not saying the message of that book is wrong, or that the author got it all wrong. For some women, her brand of motivation is ON-POINT, you know?  And those women deserve someone like the author to help them find their way.

It's just not MY way...and I'm not alone. It's not the way for millions of other women, either. 

I needed to believe I was worthy exactly the way I was, without needing to 'earn' it through productivity, effort, and work. I needed to learn how to set boundaries without feeling guilty for it. I needed routines and rhythms that fit the live I wanted to live (and I needed to decide what kind of life that really was.) I needed to be able to run my business in a sustainable, livable, real-world way.

I needed my own permission to REST - the kind of rest that settles deep in the soul. 

No more buying planners and books and organizers and courses on getting my life together. No more bullet lists. No more constant pressure. No more endless to-do lists. No more feeling like a hamster on a wheel.

Just the knowledge that I was enough exactly the way I was.

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