Anyone else get to Monday and think.... "okay, reset. This week will be different. This week I'll be better, more productive, hit my goals, go to bed on time, be the greatest version of me..."
Then you get to Tuesday and think... "oh.."
Wednesday rolls around and all of the sudden you're halfway through the week + not fkn much has changed. In fact this week is shaping up to look exactly like the rest of them. You panic a bit, cram more effort in to round out the day...
Then Thursday n Friday pass you by like they don't even exist... "how the fk did that happen??"
Then Saturday is a breath of fresh air (oh how you really needed it)
Sunday is always massive for some reason... someone plz feel free to explain why.
Then...
Monday again.
Anyone else? Just me?
Cool.
Well... on the off chance this ISN'T just me, how about we stop doing that?
(mine, and) your desperate need to drastically level up your life every Monday is actually just fear that everything is not going to work out, that's it.
It's fear.
You're 19, 35, 50+
... and somehow, despite all your greatness, and hard work... you still scared that you will ultimately fail at this this called 'life'.
The fear is so deep it almost makes you cry when you think about it. Because you care SO MUCH about arriving in the dream life you've created in your mind, it bloody hurts to think it might not happen for you.
So every week, you think "shit, shit, shit... how do I fix it?!!! I know... I'll (insert motivational idea in here)"
But what if you don't have to fkn change anything, my love?
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What if you're safe, (likely highly successful) and absolute on the right track as it is...?
And if you just STAY THE COURSE, you'll come out on top. No matter what.
No resetting on Monday. No changing your life every week. Just keep bloody showing up as your greatest self (no, not by trying harder, but by giving yourself compassion, deep breaths, and a whole lot of self trust), and you WILL get there.
I promise you it will all work out.
And if you don't believe me... let's do a lil self evaluation shall we?
how many friggin times have you thought you were a complete and utter washed up failure?
how many times have you thought you were no good and everything was going to go to shit? and maybe it temporarily DID go to shit... but how many times have you GROWN EXPONENTIALLY and become totally UNRECOGNISABLE version of yourself DESPITE the shit you've been through???
How many times have you achieved wild things after doubting yourself?
I get it.
But you have GOT TO stop pretending you're not good enough and that you have to recreate yourself every goshdamn Monday morning. You are just setting yourself up for failure, burnout, and feeling crap about yourself.
Instead, realise this:
You are complete.
Whole.
Healed.
And 100% good enough, exactly as you are.
Right now in this moment, you are more than enough, just by existing. Nothing needs to be fixed. NOTHING.
Now, from that place of inherent self worth... yes - you get to grow, YES you get to level up and evolve... but NOT because there's something wrong with you or you're not doing enough or you're disappointed in yourself.
Because you're already bloody amazing, AND you get to keep growing.
Okay
That's enough from me.
Love ya,
Keep shining bright
x
Shannon
p.s. DM me on IG @shannonmalseed + tell me what the voice in your head is saying every Monday morning? I read and respond to every DM.