Do you have that voice in your head that pipes up no matter what, judging and wagging a finger at what you could have done better? Mine has been particularly vocal lately.
If you were a great mother, you’d know how to handle your daughter’s separation anxiety better.
If you were a better friend, you’d call much more often.
If you were a better hostess, you would have used real serving dishes and not disposable everything.
If you were more confident in your strengths, you wouldn’t be second-guessing whether what you do matters.
You should have made that person a card, not taken the easy route and bought one.
Oh, and don’t leave the wet laundry sitting in the washing machine for too long.
It takes conscious effort to override that voice with self-compassion, but I’m getting better at it. I am trying to cram about 8 weeks of events into December, so I absolutely need my lists and I have to let myself rest here and there. I know I am doing the best I can and that has to be enough for that little pesky voice. So there!
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