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You Are Not A Robot. Stop Being So Hard On Yourself For Being Human!
“Life understands that we are human more than we do, and it gives us grace to compensate for this fact! So give yourself the same gift.”
Today marks the beginning of a new week. For me, every new week serves as a brand new slate to smash my daily and weekly goals that I set.
Well, last week wasn’t a home run. I missed the mark on a few of my tasks. Now the old me would’ve been extremely upset at this. I would’ve beaten myself up mentally about the small difference between a so-called “successful” week and an unsuccessful one, as if trying your hardest or even forcing yourself to slow down on the brakes from time to time counts as failure.
I am surprised by how calm I am when I do not reach these weekly targets. But then again, my calmness is an indicator that I am doing something right, even if it appears as if I am doing all the wrong things like not trying hard enough, giving myself too many breaks, dancing when I should be working, sleeping in a little too often, and giving in to my feelings.
I guess after many years of doing this I have realized that the destination isn’t going anywhere. I don’t have to kill myself to get anywhere. I don’t have to lose out on sleep or drive myself crazy for any goal that I feel will propel me towards the life I…
