November 2024

Happy November Reader!

I really hope you’ve been well. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to get a newsletter out and I want to start by saying a very big THANK YOU! Thank you for your patience, thank you for your understanding and thank you for your continued support. And thank you for still being here and reading this.

You could say I fell short. And I did! I fell behind on many of my projects. I kinda did what I always do… I had a bunch of exciting ideas and projects that I started, eager to get them out into the world. Everything was planned out, dates were set and I was confident that I could handle it.

Until I couldn’t…

I tend to forget, especially when planning projects, that I have a family that requires my time and attention. Kids need to be fed and cared for. They get sick and need mama’s love and attention. A home needs care and maintenance. Partners might need support. My parents sometimes need my help with small things. The one constant theme here is that everything requires my time. So sometimes, some business related things, tasks or even projects get put on the back burner until I can get back to them.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not making excuses here. I take full responsibility for my shortcomings. I’m learning as I go and I use my fails as the stepping stones to improving my life and myself. However… I refuse to apologize for any of my shortcomings.

Here’s the thing… I am human. Yes, I’m a divine being at my core, just like you are. However, we are all here having a human experience. And your experience might be very different from mine. My experience is unique to me. With its flaws, shortcomings and all.

Apologizing for my shortcomings would imply that there is something wrong with my human experience. It would be buying into the judgement of my own life and of my own self. Worse still, it would be the equivalent of judging myself, my life and my experience. There is nothing wrong in my story and I haven’t done anything wrong. So, why would I take on any guilt or shame for my experience?

I’m sharing this with the hope that you will come to the understanding that it’s okay for you to fall short, and to be human, and to be imperfect. And I hope you can treat your own self with compassion and understanding when you find yourself performing at less than perfect ideals.

And that’s just what they are… Ideals. Meant for us to work towards, not for us to beat ourselves up over not attaining them.

So, give yourself permission to fall short, be flawed and be you, without guilt or shame or apology. Just thank those around you for their patience and support.

And thank you for being a part of my perfectly imperfect journey.

Much love and blessings,

May