Hi Melissa👋🏾. This is my first time coming across your content, and I just want to share how beautiful this piece is. I related alot to the fact of wanting to be better at the things we are now-- for me, it's wanting to be a better steward of the faith, a better student, daughter, siblings, niece, stranger etc.. As well as feeling the need to want to be things we aren't yet-- which reminds of Sylvia Plath's fig tree. This piece overall brought many reflective questions, such as:
1. I want to stop using language that shames myself. Like I just did.
“I want to be a better…”—implying I’m not enough.
2. And in the quiet moments, I remind myself—
the first ball I want to hold steady is my relationship with God and Jesus Christ.
3. What can today’s me do—right now—
to tend to what truly matters most?
And I will truly reflect on my life, and what it means to just focus on doing the nest right thing. So, thank you for this♡
Reading this, I was thinking along the way how crazy you are for trying to do all that and do it well…then I realized pretty quickly how I have the exact same thoughts in my head and am so hard on myself! It’s easier to see it when someone else lays it all out like that. Thanks for taking the time to share all that. So helpful! 💕
I do want to learn how to sew too!! I even have a free sewing machine someone gave me...the anticipation of learning it though is quite intimidating...
You’ve written such a thoughtful and beautiful reflection but all I can think to say is “same.” Maybe that’s enough for now. Thank you for saying all the things for me.
Oh yes. It’s so many balls I want to keep up in the air too. Not to exhaust myself but because I actually have FUN doing so many things. And yet, we can’t. I loved your reflection.
Hi Melissa👋🏾. This is my first time coming across your content, and I just want to share how beautiful this piece is. I related alot to the fact of wanting to be better at the things we are now-- for me, it's wanting to be a better steward of the faith, a better student, daughter, siblings, niece, stranger etc.. As well as feeling the need to want to be things we aren't yet-- which reminds of Sylvia Plath's fig tree. This piece overall brought many reflective questions, such as:
1. I want to stop using language that shames myself. Like I just did.
“I want to be a better…”—implying I’m not enough.
2. And in the quiet moments, I remind myself—
the first ball I want to hold steady is my relationship with God and Jesus Christ.
3. What can today’s me do—right now—
to tend to what truly matters most?
And I will truly reflect on my life, and what it means to just focus on doing the nest right thing. So, thank you for this♡
Reading this, I was thinking along the way how crazy you are for trying to do all that and do it well…then I realized pretty quickly how I have the exact same thoughts in my head and am so hard on myself! It’s easier to see it when someone else lays it all out like that. Thanks for taking the time to share all that. So helpful! 💕
It's like you're inside my head. Thanks for the perspective shift I very much needed 💗
Oh Melissa.... this is very relatable...
I do want to learn how to sew too!! I even have a free sewing machine someone gave me...the anticipation of learning it though is quite intimidating...
Oh so many things...🤍✨
You’ve written such a thoughtful and beautiful reflection but all I can think to say is “same.” Maybe that’s enough for now. Thank you for saying all the things for me.
Oh yes. It’s so many balls I want to keep up in the air too. Not to exhaust myself but because I actually have FUN doing so many things. And yet, we can’t. I loved your reflection.
Yes yes yes!!!