Lately, I have been extremely hard on myself... this isn't out of the ordinary because I have a tendency to be my worst critic, as most of us are, but things have gotten out of hand. I won't go into details, but do you ever feel like you're just so completely worthless and nothing you do is ever good enough? Ew, that's so horrible to actually say out loud, and I'm slightly embarrassed I'm even sharing it, but it's been what I've been feeling for a while now {no judging}. Hopefully, I'm not the only one who has ever felt this way.
My sister is actually amazing. She has this keen intuition to pick up on anyone's down days and fill them with sunshine. Her ability to know what to say and how to make anyone feel better amazes me, I aspire to be like her all the time! I woke up Saturday morning with an email from her with this quote. I've found myself reading it at least 100 times since then and how grateful I am for her and these inspired words.
"To be successful in life, you cannot afford to be your own worst enemy. And taking the battles inside - firing mortar shells into your very soul - is potentially one of the most damaging of all human activities. Believe it or not, you can recover from poor grades or a missed date or a flat tire or a dead battery in a car. But if you turn such outside matters into self-recrimination and self-criticism, letting them damage your spirit and your sense of self-worth and esteem, then you have begun a battle with a very high mortality rate indeed. We all need a higher image of ourselves, but Satan would have us believe it comes totally from the praise of others when in fact it comes from our relationship with God." (BYU, 9/10/85)
May your day will be filled with as much sunshine as mine is :)
