Dear Me Day 77
Day 77/365
Tonight, I just wanted to do something simple, something to remind myself what it's all about. Not just this project really, but my whole journey.
I wanted to remind myself that this process is not about finding perfection... in my life, in myself, in my relationships. It's about changing, about growing, about becoming more than I started-- or rather-- becoming who I was MEANT to be when I started.
Sometimes it's so tempting to be overwhelmed by the steps I have left to take, that I don't give myself enough credit for how much progress I've made. I've come so far from the place I was in when I started seeing SuperTherapist last August. I'm healthier, I'm happier, I'm more open. Instead of waking each day trapped in a well of anxiety and fear, I strive to give my emotions the transience that is their nature. Instead of feeling constantly unworthy, riddled with guilt and regret, I recognize where the blame should be for the moments that brought me anguish in my life.
Instead of seeing only hopelessness and the constant cycle of depression and recovery and depression and recovery... I see light, and hope and have faith that regardless of how much work is left to be done-- I CAN do it.
And I think it's important to remember that the end goal is not for my world to be perfect, but for me to find peace in my progress. To realize that the ultimate goal is progress, and peace. And I will get there.
Each day I take another step, I learn another lesson, I accept (or start to at least) another piece of Me.
Progress. Peace. Love.
Dear Me Day 77
Day 77/365
Tonight, I just wanted to do something simple, something to remind myself what it's all about. Not just this project really, but my whole journey.
I wanted to remind myself that this process is not about finding perfection... in my life, in myself, in my relationships. It's about changing, about growing, about becoming more than I started-- or rather-- becoming who I was MEANT to be when I started.
Sometimes it's so tempting to be overwhelmed by the steps I have left to take, that I don't give myself enough credit for how much progress I've made. I've come so far from the place I was in when I started seeing SuperTherapist last August. I'm healthier, I'm happier, I'm more open. Instead of waking each day trapped in a well of anxiety and fear, I strive to give my emotions the transience that is their nature. Instead of feeling constantly unworthy, riddled with guilt and regret, I recognize where the blame should be for the moments that brought me anguish in my life.
Instead of seeing only hopelessness and the constant cycle of depression and recovery and depression and recovery... I see light, and hope and have faith that regardless of how much work is left to be done-- I CAN do it.
And I think it's important to remember that the end goal is not for my world to be perfect, but for me to find peace in my progress. To realize that the ultimate goal is progress, and peace. And I will get there.
Each day I take another step, I learn another lesson, I accept (or start to at least) another piece of Me.
Progress. Peace. Love.