The other day I was scrolling and saw this question posed by David Bedrick.
“If you knew you were called to a sacred task, unique to your story, gifts, and genius, how would you treat yourself differently?”
I’ve been thinking about it ever since.
It’s not as simple as the old “what would you do if you knew you could not fail?”
No, this is about the treatment of OURSELVES as we set forth upon whatever path we might be on.
How would you treat yourself differently if you knew that it all mattered?
That there’s a point to all of it, and it’s a sacred one that only you can carry out?
How would you honor the tender human who is daring to keep showing up to this journey and life?
***
An admission.
I haven’t been writing here much because I’m unsure who I’m writing to anymore.
I’ve changed so much over the past five years and, in turn, what I write about has changed too.
Are you a mother?
A griever?
A former client who wants tips about mindset?
I have no idea.
I always used to envision the “one person” who needed to read what I was writing and just speak to them (a writing trick I learned long ago) but I’m no longer sure who that one person is.
I don’t really know if there’s a through line to any of what I’ve put out in the last five years and branding has never been my strong suit. I also feel like I shouldn’t tell you that I’m even thinking about this, because what kind of branding is talking about not knowing your own brand? LOL.
But.
Also.
As I sit with the question above, and ask “how would I treat myself differently if I knew I was being called to sacred task”…
I’d put my hand on my heart. I’d smile and say…
It’s okay to be all over the place.
It’s okay to not see a through line.
It’s okay to change, and allow people to sort themselves out.
I’d then take a deep breath and remind myself…
Your heart always knows where to go, so just follow where it leads - and stop worrying so much about the word “branding.”
Then I’d take a big exhale and publish this blog.
But wait, one more thing…
Whoever you are and however you got here, I’m glad to have you. I don’t pretend to be consistent, I have no idea what my niche is, but I will keep trying to tell you the same thing in a million different ways forever and ever:
You are already enough.
You and your story matter more than you know.
I am right here next to you, learning to be human, feeling like my ass is showing half the time and everyone can see it, and I hope that as I share my journey it makes you feel less alone on yours.
Wait, so maybe that’s my through line?
- Melissa
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