✨What Progress I Learned While Still in the Mess

Every day is an opportunity to be growing. What you learned from yesterday if it fails, it shouldn't drag on the next day. Tomorrow would be better. If it is a win, celebrate! For me a bowl of snacks or something sweet. This little thing I do for this win counts. Especially like me I have depression it is easy to neglect myself and acknowledge silently that I did a good job.

If you feel the former and mope, you're causing yourself stress acne and more stress. Sometimes, I need to tell myself stop the backlog. Be reach-ing priorities instead of insecurities.

If you feel that this needs to be addressed within yourself, it is not easy but keep on trying to improve-progess-ing is the goal.

My Morning Routine Is my Reset Button

I've been aiming to do a how my morning routine process is. This is a popular YouTube trend. I make my script then do not do it. Whether if my room is unavailable to film as back drop or I don't have the will to do it. This is when I ask myself what other things I could do as I just automatically start to just do it without camera quietly to stay in stride-the day must move on a little imperfect, but happy to keep momentum. Tasks checked one at a time slowly.

Still, a perfect WIN!!

I try to not let stress or comparisons (which I am working on not caring about) ruin my focus, especially during shop prep seasons. Dragging the negative energy to the good things I should have prioritize.

Sometimes I feel like I'm pulled together, but then suddenly...not really. Can't get any more honest than this. It is reality. My WFH is I am a YouTuber trying. And that's okay for me to accept that. The goal is journey and progress-ing. Even if it takes a while keep doing what is good.

When I Feel Uninspired, I Circle Back to Myself

I feel like this is also a progression that I need to take note of.

Instead of figuring out where did I go wrong and leave room to second guess myself retracing what is already giving me cringe on replay and so much stress. Think of the positive that I have accomplished. What panned out. After all it is learned, and what you experienced is learned. I need to not extract the what ifs.

Bad experience is sometimes a plague. Oh, you will remember it when triggered a remembrance the places you have been where it happened, or you see the person who did it to you. I know for myself I stay clear in bringing up the topic. I tell myself, in time I will SELF-HEAL. Even if it is forever (exaggerating a little). I know the reason why it is like this, and prayer gives me a light heart.

Instead of pushing, I let myself pause and do the things that realign me: rest, health, prayer, valid/practical affirmation, and routines. Keep self-busy even if I don't want to or my body say no.

I emphasize it again growth isn't loud. It's often quiet, internal, and tucked inside everyday slow living.

My Messy Notebook and the Power of Writing Things Down

For over 6 years, I've kept notebooks that are full of ideas, lists, thoughts, to-dos, and even feelings. I sometimes have brain dumps of the things I want to just throw at a notebook. When I am anxious or just a lot on my mind.

It's not about how "pretty" or organized it is-it's about finding clarity in the clutter. I made myself try this method. A lot of times it is working and a lot of times, the perfectionist in me won't recall anything I want to write on the page. Nope nothing empty dump. I think because I feel exhausted to write that it is giving no attempt to jot everything down.

I resort to plan instead and seek the goals of things to do in the meantime. Then I know there is more priority and less attending to mundane unhappy racing thoughts that this blank page should get. I just had brain dump block!

Do not get me wrong writing brain dump could be positive in some respects.

Learning to Say "No" and Reclaiming My Energy

It's hard but healing to stop being available for people who drain your light is good. Think about the

benefits you get. No stress, good reputation, kindness to others, and consideration among other things. It is truly a gift to be something that gives you a chance to be pleasant.

Saying "no" to what doesn't align is saying "yes" to what actually matters. You get the drift. Valuing principles instead of what you think you can get on your own.

The more I ground myself, the less I allow others' chaos to disrupt my calm.

Giving Myself Grace While Growing at My Own Pace

I remind myself that progress isn't always obvious-it can look like resting, relearning, or starting again. It truly helps to give oneself allowance and try again.

Not everyone will understand your journey, but that doesn't make it any less worthy or real. Or the struggles you face do not let it be invalidated even to you. Make these as steppingstones to push you up even quietly.

I'm learning to celebrate the small wins, set gentle boundaries, and keep going-even when it's messy.

These things I find out about life observations I write, I wish someone who is close to me could have tangibly guided me more closely. But I appreciate it more that even though close friends couldn't do it, even family because every person is different. All credit goes to the Creator who I truly believe made my realization come to sense with me and now I can find a way to maneuver experiences, navigate life with allowance to challenges.

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Not everything that pulls you needs your energy. Some things are just loose threads-not invitations.