Don't Should on Yourself

Telling ourselves that we’re supposed to be somewhere else, doing something else is telling ourselves a lie. It’s coming from another lie that we’re not enough. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to improve our perspective, enthusiasm or performance, but self-acceptance comes from remembering the millions of minute factors beyond our control that have coalesced to create this moment just as it is. Feeling regret over what we cannot change is pointless. Accepting ourselves as-we-are in this moment, centers and energizes us to more confidently pursue…

The change we seek.