Unshackling Doubt

I had a very tough day. I’m still not home yet after leaving in the morning. But for some strange reason, all I’ve been doing is to smile. Okay, the reason isn’t entirely strange. I’ve just been proud of myself since morning.

To be very honest, I doubted myself the very moment I found out I had to undertake certain activities today on my own. Normally, it’s always two things: either my brother does them for me or he holds my hand through it.

I remember panicking on Wednesday while trying to plan today and he asked me if I wanted him to hold my hands. I reluctantly said no thinking that he was going to force me to allow him do it. No, he didn’t do that. He rather said he was proud that his baby sister was growing.

That statement made me start rethinking my decision of not doing what I had to do today. I genuinely wanted to make him proud. So I made up my mind to just go for it and here I am proud of myself as well. (I’m sure you’re wondering what is it that I did today. Don’t worry, you’ll find out in the upcoming days. )

I always say this: we don’t give ourselves enough grace for the things we do and can do. Sometimes when we are faced with new challenges or even projects, we automatically just forget all that we’ve been able to do in the past. We forget all that we are capable of. I don’t know what to attribute that to: whether fear of making mistakes or the actual fear of failing.

I’m just here to tell you to give yourself enough grace and recognition for all that you’ve been able to achieve. Don’t forget all the times you made the impossible possible and all the times you made yourself and your loved ones proud. Oh and never doubt yourself no matter what!