This Is Your Life
January 25, 2021
“This is your life. This is not a dress rehearsal. You don’t get a re-do.”
Wise words from Kathrin today.
I was having a conversation with a friend recently who said that when she gets home, she’s just so darn tired that she doesn’t feel like doing anything she knows she “should” be doing.
Raise your hand if you know that feeling. (Mine is raised FOR SURE. 🙋♀️)
What I told her is that anything you want to do can be done in 20 minutes. Take the pressure off and stop trying to do the thing perfectly.
But do you know what I wish I would have said to her? I wish I would have said—what do you actually WANT? Forget the shoulds. What do you WANT?
I don’t think we ask ourselves that question enough. We follow the expectations that others have set for us without pausing to listen ourselves.
As an artist, I’m told that I “should” post on Instagram every day. And while I love Instagram because it connects me to so many people I wouldn’t have met otherwise, I’m not about that “should” life.
What I want is deep, meaningful connection.
What I want is rest and quiet and unplugging so I can bask in the magic that is real life—the birds and the trees and the sunshine and the beautiful souls around me.
Where DO I love showing up? In the letters and bundles of inspiration that I send to my newsletter fam. They are the best people with the most beautiful hearts, and I love knowing that we can connect with one another on our own terms, without the Instagrams of the world telling us who and what is important.
If this resonates, I’d love for you to join us. My next letter goes out soon!