Thought for the Week – Look How Far You’ve Come!
Last time, we reflected on “I Was Still Learning, Growing“; forgiving our past selves – the younger, less-experienced versions of ourselves while we were still learning, still working it all out. If you missed it, you can catch up here
I received some lovely emails this week sharing how this resonated with you – I feel honoured that you shared this with me, thank you.
Here’s something else I have been thinking about lately:
- We’re often quick to criticise who we used to be while being far too slow to acknowledge how far we’ve come.
- We minimise our growth because we are focussing on the work ahead that’s yet to do.
- We downplay our progress because it doesn’t look ‘perfect’.
- We forget to acknowledge and celebrate the quiet resilience it took us to get here.
And yet – that version of you who made it through tough challenges…
Who kept going no matter what…
Who chose to change, even when it was uncomfortable…
They deserve some credit!
So, this week, instead of only noticing where you want to improve, I invite you to pause and also recognise this:
- You’ve come a long way.
- You’ve grown in ways you once believed impossible.
- You’ve made hard choices. You’ve softened. You’ve stretched.
- And you’re still becoming your most magnificent self.
That counts.
“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
– Louise Hay –
[Founder of Hay House, American motivational author and professional speaker]
Here’s a question to carry into the week:
What do you want to give yourself credit for? (Even if it feels small. Even if no one else saw it.)
With warmest wishes,
Korinne Le Page
Thrive Coaching & Training – Empowering You to Thrive!
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