Sunday Scribblings #86 – Dear Past Me, Dear Future Me.


Dear Jennifer-of-a-second-ago,

You are good enough.
I love you as you are.

Dear Jennifer-of-the-present,

You are good enough.
I love you as you are.

Dear Jennifer-of-the-future,

You are good enough.

I love you as you are.

7 Comments

  1. Tammy on March 16, 2009 at 1:16 am

    It’s as simple as that! Good to see you.

  2. sarala on March 16, 2009 at 2:22 am

    Short and sweet. Very nice job. I wish more of us believed these simple mantras.

  3. Tumblewords: on March 16, 2009 at 5:19 am

    Well done! But, you are better than good enough, imo. Very nice, very nice.

  4. Jay on March 16, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Ah. Perhaps if I say that often enough to myself, I’ll begin to believe it?

    I remember when I had my first son, and was feeling as frazzled and uncertain as most new mothers do. My Health Visitor said to me ‘don’t try to be a perfect mother, there’s no such thing. Just be a ‘good enough’ mother. That’s all children need.’

    I found those words very reassuring.

  5. Rinkly Rimes on March 17, 2009 at 1:14 am

    That’s what EVERYONE should think. I learned to enjoy my flawed self at an early age and it’s stood me in good stead too.

  6. Jennifer Hicks on March 17, 2009 at 2:13 am

    I am so happy to have learned that simple phrase (“you are good enough”) from Janine Hancock, an expressive arts therapist at Sheena’s Place (http://www.sheenasplace.org/index.php?page=janine-hancock)

    When I was SOOOOO ill with anorexia and bipolar disorder, those words reminded me that I didn’t need to do anything other than be me!

  7. GreenishLady on March 19, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    Wonderful! I love this post. It does say so much. Thank you!

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