our power right now

If there's one thing I know for sure, it's that we have so much POWER.

We don't have to settle. We don't have to buy into the idea that there's not a job (or a house, a partner) out there for us. We don't have to believe that we were let go because we weren't good enough. We don't have to feel helpless during this time. We don't have to let this year be a wash. We don't have to constantly be worried about what they're going to think about our decision - because when they're our true friends, they love us no matter what. We don't have to feel like we're a burden or worry that we're not contributing.

Because you guys, if there's one thing this whole time has taught me, it's that we get to decide what we make our experiences mean about us. We get to choose how they make us feel.

Often, it's easy to feel like the victim. If only....

...there were more companies hiring

....COVID wasn't happening

...we had done xyz before all of this

....we knew the right answer

...we could make everyone happy

....we could be more productive

I get it. I've been there. It's hard sometimes, especially when things get bad, to not feel jipped, attacked or defeated.

But when we live in this "woe is me" mentality, we forget our power. We forget that we have a choice to decide how we want to deal with this. We forget that we can see the world with problems or with possibilities. We miss the miracles that are happening all the time. We aren't open to seeing new choices, to seeing new doors (and I wonder if you noticed - there are so many doors in this picture!).

So how do you have power right now? How can you feel good about where you're at? How can you remind yourself that you're amazing and capable?

Because, friends, I know you are! You're so powerful.

So believe and feel and know that you've got this! Cheering for you always