November 21, 2014

i thought i had nothing to write to you today until i reopened my etsy shop yesterday morning.

cup of cold coffee in hand.

pajamas. messy hair.

frantically texting erin & megan panicky sentiments of self-doubt right before opening my shop. 

you know the ones. the “i suck” texts.

i think i can, i think i can, i think i can…

i wasn’t so sure i could.

if this experience of leaving my day job to blog, create & teach has taught me anything, it’s this: 

be your own cheerleader.

i am so good at putting myself down.

even when i click the publish button & my shop re-opens & all of you amazing people show up & purchase my goods with your hard-earned money, i simply don’t show up for myself.

i doubt. i worry. i self-criticize & eat bad food.

maybe this rings true in your life.

i believe this struggle is real in all aspects & roles of our lives. 

i think the world tells us to hush, be quiet, compare, judge, worry, criticize & doubt ourselves. 

i see this in how we parent, how we love our partners, how we view ourselves in our faith, how we lead & teach, how we work, how we give as friends…

the list goes on.

& yet you think we would have learned. but as always, we don’t show up for ourselves. rarely do we cheer ourselves on & celebrate our victories. we allow those ugly words to seep into our skin & name us without even realizing it.


friends, how do we expect others to believe in us when we can’t even believe in ourselves?

my people, it’s about time i show up & believe in myself.

i am a good blogger.

i am a good maker.

i am a good wife.

i am a good daughter.

i am a good friend.

i am good.

let’s be our own cheerleaders.

tell me your thoughts. let’s start a conversation.

love,

natalie