This: "Isn’t it strange how we cheer others on as they learn in public but we so easily shame ourselves? Isn’t it strange how we cheer others on as they learn in public but we so easily shame ourselves?"
OMG YES!! My little daughter has just started to learn to say, "You're much better than me at that" or "I'm really bad at that." And I keep saying, "it's not that you're *bad*, it's just that you're *new* at it. No one is good when they first start!"
But it's happening as I try something new in my work and it literally never occurred to me to *apply this wisdom to MYSELF*!!
I'm late to everything these days, but so glad I finally read this. I see myself in your struggles - healing turns into hiding! This is all very much ongoing! Thanks for capturing it so well. Congrats on a year -the garden sounds delightful. 🌻
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This: "Isn’t it strange how we cheer others on as they learn in public but we so easily shame ourselves? Isn’t it strange how we cheer others on as they learn in public but we so easily shame ourselves?"
OMG YES!! My little daughter has just started to learn to say, "You're much better than me at that" or "I'm really bad at that." And I keep saying, "it's not that you're *bad*, it's just that you're *new* at it. No one is good when they first start!"
But it's happening as I try something new in my work and it literally never occurred to me to *apply this wisdom to MYSELF*!!
I'm late to everything these days, but so glad I finally read this. I see myself in your struggles - healing turns into hiding! This is all very much ongoing! Thanks for capturing it so well. Congrats on a year -the garden sounds delightful. 🌻