we don't mock ourselves
tiny story shift | Day #73 - How to Be Still
wrote this piece sometime late last year. something about it feels resonant to me today. sending good thoughts.
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here is your gentle place to be inside this day. a reminder that we don’t always have to know - we can give ourselves the chance to learn as we grow.
this is (about) entry #73 in our current series, How to Be Still.
6:30 pm, standing near the kitchen window
We don’t mock ourselves or each other for the things we haven’t had the chance to learn as yet. These words were about to come spilling off of my lips this evening, as I stood in the kitchen, repurposing some delicious leftovers (and making a small dish to round things out). And as not infrequently happens, the words I was about to speak to the tiny humans I love, rose up to tap on my thoughts and squeeze on my heart.
How many choices am I avoiding because I’m convinced I’m not good enough, prepared enough, experienced enough, aware enough, or properly situated enough before I may begin?
What would unfold in my story if I gave myself the chance to learn the things I so deeply desire to grow into - and chose an attitude of discovery and curiosity over pressure and expectation along the way?
The words did spill out, but quietly. They spilled out, for me.
I immediately wondered if they might be for you too.
So I turned, and wandered straight to my keyboard to type you this note.
Tomorrow, instead of starting the day with dread, avoiding the things I need to, but am not certain, how to do, I think I’ll try giving myself this gentle reminder instead.
We don’t mock ourselves or each other for the things we haven’t had the chance to learn as yet.
Perhaps you’ll join me?