You made a mistake and covered it up before it was discovered.

You snapped at your kid today and you feel guilty.

Your annual performance rating wasn’t want you wanted.

You didn’t do as well on a test as you know you could do.

The tech geek at Best Buy talked to you as if you were stupid.

Your kids aren’t perfect.

You found new wrinkles around your eyes.

Your house is a mess.

Your boss doesn’t like you.

You took a nap instead of working out.

You didn’t get that project done.

You burned the soufflé.

You ate two cookies at work.

You don’t feel like hearing her tell you about her problems today.

You are weigh x pounds more than you would like.

None of that has anything to do with your value as a human being.

All of that garbage has nothing to do with your worth as a person.

You are not broken. You do not need fixing. You are human. Perfectly imperfect.

And remember: in all things – progress, not perfection!

Love and light,

Maggie

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I signed off with “love and light” back when this was originally published and I’m not gonna practice historical revisionism by changing it now.