You Can’t Be Perfect

Life can get OVERWHELMING! I’m not going to lie and say it’s a walk in the park. Because it most definitely is anything but that. I try to use my social media platforms as a means of encouragement among other things. I try to display a positive attitude even when my day was terrible. I have a lot of these days. I smile even when wondering what the future holds. I smile (sometimes) when I’m anxious or nervous.

Smiling is one of the hardest things to do. It’s hard because you have to do it when you don’t want to. At our jobs we are told to show professionalism. Whatever we may be going through has to wait. It has to be pushed to the back of our minds. While doing so we are told to push ( force) a smile to the forefront.  Men and Women, moms, wives, college students and so on… they have a million plus things to do and don’t have time to breakdown and cry. They have to keep going. We are expected to keep going.

I am here to tell you that just because society wants you to display perfection you don’t have to. You can’t!  Just because somebody else has completed their five year plan does not mean to rush yours. Just because everyone has an opinion on what they think is best for you doesn’t mean you go with that.

Don’t Rush The Process

A lot of times we make things more complicated than they have to be. We compare our process… our journey, to others around us. We begin to watch the clock anxiously wondering when it will be our time to shine. I’m 100% guilty. When is it my time to graduate? When will I become a wife? When will I get the job I deserve? When will I become a mom? It’s true these questions enter our minds more often then most would think. However I am here to tell you, don’t stress it. Don’t force it. Don’t accept that frustration or fear of the unknown. Instead look at what you have accomplished. Look at what you have completed and what it took to get there.

Your final destination is more beautiful than you could ever imagine. What makes it beautiful is the fact that IT IS YOURS.  Learning to trust something you can’t physically see is hard. Nobody said faith was easy. It’s not going to be easy, but it is worth a try. Have faith that these things will come to you when it’s meant for you to have it. We want $500,000, but can’t manage $500. We want a new home, but can’t keep our apartment organized. We want our territory enlarged, but neglect to care for the space we have now.

Trust the process. Know that just because someone else seems to have it all doesn’t mean you have less. Sometimes less is more (read that again). Take this opportunity to appreciate your standstill moments. Learn all you can learn. Know that your time will come! Your dream will be a better reality than you could have ever envisioned.