I am Adorable

I was listening to a podcast the other day, and the guest was talking about some of her personal areas of weaknesses like sometimes saying the wrong things or not being as self-aware as she should be in different situations. She went on to share that in the past, these things would’ve caused her to be really hard on herself, but today, she extends a lot of grace toward herself and instead chooses to say “I’m so adorable” whenever she makes a mistake.?

I loved this so much and felt it was a perfectly timed message to hear.?

You see, I had just gotten through a week of teaching and leading others, and I didn’t deliver the quality I knew I was capable of. In both situations, I felt the wave of insecurity and discomfort rise within me, which threw me off my confidence game. Afterward, I was very, very hard on myself. It took a couple days to shake it.?

Then, in order to keep the theme going (I guess I needed extra practice showing myself grace), I had a few more incidents. This time, it had to do with following directions on my gps.?

We were at my son’s soccer game and my family (who all drove separately) planned to meet for lunch afterwards. My daughter and son in-law decided to follow me to the restaurant and of course, I went the wrong way. After our U-turn, we were on our way. Then, still leading, I failed to follow my gps instructions and took the wrong exit, but noticed my daughter continuing on the right path. I immediately started laughing because I knew I was going the wrong way. Again.

Eventually, we all met and everything was fine.?

But then, on my way home, I accidentally jumped on the wrong freeway. I’m not gonna lie, I was very annoyed for a hot second, but I couldn’t help cracking up at the ridiculousness of my inability to follow simple directions.?

So, instead of speaking any unkind words to myself, I simply said “I’m so adorable!” as I made my way back to the right freeway.?

I texted my daughter and husband to tell them what happened and they both responded in all caps “GET HOME!!!” My son in-law also said I scare him.?

Hilarious.?

We all make mistakes and have our own set of flaws and imperfections and imperfect moments. But you know what? It’s all good and we have the choice in how we respond toward ourselves.?

Are you going to be hard on yourself by speaking negatively OR are you going to extend some grace inwardly and speak a cute phrase such as I am adorable??

I’m choosing the latter.?

Hope you do, too!

P.S This is a picture of my adorable niece, Kayliana (who definitely takes after her Auntie when it comes to having an attitude).

Barbara Guillen is a writer, author, and speaker who loves to inspire others with her words. To learn more about working with her, visit her website at www.barbaraguillen.com