What September Taught Me.

An empty to-do list is NOT worth an overwhelmed you.

I burned myself all the way out the first half of this month, just trying to get all the things done. Here’s the thing: There are some months that you’re strong enough and full enough and in the right place to do all the things. And there are some months that you’re just not. And that’s okay! Your sanity is worth so much more than getting all the laundry done.

Little joys are everything.

I touched on this in my instagram Friday, but it was a huge lesson for me this month so I’ll say it again here: A difficult year has taught me that little joys are EVERYTHING. They will sustain you and breathe life back into you.

Done is better than perfect.

In almost every single aspect in life. A crappy workout is better than no workout. A half-hearted writing session is better than not writing at all. Anything worth doing is worth doing well, of course. But sometimes the whole “do it well” thing is what we get stuck on, and we’ve just gotta do it.

The only way out of something hard is through it.

This was said to me in therapy this month: “You’re trying to levitate out of an ocean of hard things, and that’s just not how it works. You’ve gotta swim through it.” GAHHH. As much as we (okay, I), want to skip over going through hard things (and levitate, apparently ha!), the only way out is through.

Celebrate your people’s accomplishments.

When my friends celebrate me, it makes me so happy. When I celebrate my friends, it makes me so happy. It’s a win-win to celebrate those you love. Call out their accomplishments. Send them flowers. Send congratulatory gifs. Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate.

What did this month teach you? Hop on over to instagram and grab the template in my stories if you want to share!