1614: We all have untidy edges - and that’s okay
This one’s for all of us who are really into personal development, but can be really self-critical.
Episode transcript:
Good morning Daily Peppers and a very happy Friday to you. It is fair to say that we love a bit of self improvement and personal growth. We want to live the best life that we can for ourselves and we want to close the gap between where we are and where we really truly want to be. And so much of that shit is absolutely fabulous. But I do think there is something that we need to be careful of and it is something I see in myself that I see in a lot of my clients and just general in those that are interpersonal development and it is this. Sometimes we can just be so over analytical of ourselves and the striving to be better and and the striving to be better can turn into continual strival for perfection and we can find an endless amount of things to work on and we can pick ourselves apart like nobody else. Now I'm all for personal development. Clearly I do the daily pep and it is so much of what my life is about.
But I also think we need to keep in mind and just have regular reminders that we are not a problem to be fixed. That not every single square inch of our lives is a project waiting to happen. As much as I fucking love a project and that sometimes shit just happens and we're not at fault, we're not to blame and that the way we reacted was perfectly okay. Please know that I am sharing these reminders as much for myself as I am for you. And please don't use this episode as another reason to be hard on yourself. You are not doing personal development wrong. It is just about making sure that it is based on self kindness and self compassion. So keep working on yourself knowing that you are not a problem to be fixed.
Keep going with those projects knowing that not everything has to be a project. And here's to remembering that it is normal not to have neat and tidy edges around every single part of our lives and that being messy is part of being human. And I think if you took away some of the mess we'd also be bored and a bit less interesting. Have a fabulous weekend. I can't wait to be back with you here on the Daily Pep on Monday or on Sunday if you're part of my email community where I definitely share my my own messes, my own very untidy edges and just generally really helpful shit to help you build a life that you really love without the bullshit, without the toxic positivity and with a fuckload of compassion. And if that sounds like something you'd love, come join by going to therebelrousers.com/letters See you.
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