Progress

I have been getting a lot off my chest for the past few weeks and I'm learning that just the simple act of speaking to someone who listens, getting quality, concise feedback from them, has an incredible effect on my day.

I feel like I'm slowly getting back to the chipper person I once was (the person who genuinely was chipper, without faking it)!

The toughest things I've had to learn so far are that I have to accept that I can't do it all (a chronic mommy problem, but also a chronic "Brittany" problem). I keep these expectations of myself, trying to meet them with every challenge. When life throws a curveball, even with something as simple as someone catching me off-guard and speaking of me in a negative way, I crumble. I sit and wonder why they don't like me, what I did wrong, how I am not currently measuring up. It's frustrating that I'm 26 and still let people define me, but I plan on stopping that soon.

I imagine that may strike a chord with people reading this who may feel much like I do ;)

So of course my journey is only starting. Hopefully I'll have some strong personal truths that I can fall back on when I encounter the obstacles of the relationships I cling to that are more harmful than helpful. And of course, if I learn anything universal, I'll share it with you.

Sincerely,
Britt