I am quick to be hard on myself and slow to offer myself grace. I am quick to doubt myself and slow to be confident in my decisions. I am quick to jump to negativity and slow to lean into positivity.
Unfortunately, I do not readily allow myself to face the chaos that life tends to throw in my direction. And I certainly do not offer myself any compassion when life does not go my way. Rather than going with the flow of life, I try to control everything.
It is easy for me to get wrapped up in what I am not doing and hard for me to see all the things that I am accomplishing. Yet, when I recognize these unhealthy patterns, I am able to find hope to work through them. And therefore, I am more gentle on myself as I relate to my own progress.
When I look inward and see doubt, I am robbing myself of the hard work that I am actually doing to guide myself and my family through each day. I am not allowing myself to see the beauty in my life, even through all the commotion. Instead, I am leaning into all my failures and away from all the progress.
However, in the midst of these thoughts, I am gently reminded that there just might be someone on the outside looking at my life from a very different perspective. They see how hard I am working through my challenges, and they are admiring my perseverance. While I am sometimes suffocating within the confines of my surroundings, someone else is quite possibly looking in on my life wondering how I am successfully doing it all.
I wear high heels with a purpose since they are a gentle reminder that I am perfect, beautiful and special in my own ways. When I slide my feet into my special shoes, I move forward with a perspective that a voice inside me feels doubtful but my high heels prove differently. They show me that I exhibit confidence as I strive to stride gracefully through life.
Love Note: With all my heart, I genuinely request that due to the content written, please seek the guidance of professional help should you feel you need it.
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