Lumps and Bumps

Finding lessons in failure.

If I’m honest, this month was hard. Peter’s broken wrist left a lot of tasks falling on me, and exacerbated my back pain. While we had some really fun family trips, any parent will know that included “I need a vacation from my vacation” exhaustion levels.

Another stressor was some notes I received on a creative project. While the notes were well-intended and genuinely helpful, something about the combined life pressures triggered a bout of self-loathing. I was full of fear that I’m not enough. I knew it wasn’t rational, but I couldn’t turn it off, especially without time to myself to process. Eventually I offloaded anxiety via exercise, rest, and EFT tapping videos, but it was a sobering reminder that I’m my self-worth journey is ongoing.