I recently celebrated my 43rd birthday and in so doing I reflected on the things that happened in my life during the past year. In retrospect it may not seem like much; ups, downs, houses sold, houses that didn’t sell, one kid at a new school which he hated at first, the other kid getting older and more wiser. But this past year, I did undertake to be kinder with myself. Every failure, every moment of self doubt, every disappointment, I reminded myself to be gentler and kinder. And it made all the difference for me.
I have always been too self critical, always believing that I can do better, do more, be more efficient, work harder. If I were to lay out the list of expectations on my daily goal sheets you would think that I am crazy. Two businesses, multiple properties, 2 kids, 1 husband and 1 household, you would think I am bionic or have super powers. Which I clearly do not!!!! All these expectations lead to self disappointment when things don’t go as planned. What I have learned this year is to say “Its okay Scarla, tomorrow you can try to be superwoman again.”
To anyone reading this, it’s okay to fail. It’s okay to wake up tomorrow to try again. Just be kind to yourself. We are only human after all.
A Trail of Glitter 