When I was a little girl, my mom kept a magnet on the fridge that said, “Look what Elizabeth learned today!” Sitting in the office at school earlier today, staring at the magnets on my desk, and making a mental list of all the ways I failed this week, I remembered that suddenly. And I thought how nice it was that that magnet never said, “Look what Elizabeth was perfect at today!” and better…”Look what Elizabeth totally screwed up today!”
So in honor of my mom and that magnet, here are some things I learned (or re-learned) this week:
1. Sometimes it feels like the only thing keeping me upright are the breaths I take between things. Sometimes the breaths need to be extra-deep.
2. It can be difficult to reserve judgment about new things and new people. But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t try.
3. I can look up to someone without having to become them.
4. It’s really important to be authentically, completely me.
5. I don’t have anything to prove. My worth is inherent.
6. So I can be transparent and flawed and transparent about being flawed because it’s okay for other people to see that.
7. I can give myself away without giving myself away. Know what I mean?
So share with me. What are you learning, re-learning, knowing in a new way as this week draws to a close?
love, elizabeth
