How can I be patient and gentle with someone else if I'm harsh with myself? How can I model modesty if I'm constantly judging myself for not being good enough yet? The two things aren't separate. ✨

I think what's best for me right now is to extend to myself the same grace I want to give to others. To understand that I'm not supposed to have everything figured out. That making mistakes is part of growing. That being a work in progress isn't a failure—it's exactly where I'm supposed to be. 💗

When I can be patient and kind to myself, I'm free to actually be patient and kind to others. Not from performance, but from a real place.