When we can acknowledge

ourselves often, and with sincere

appreciation, we feel so much

better. All too often we are

focusing on what we haven’t

done or where we went wrong,

as all humans have a negative

bias wired into us. It helps us to

avoid things that are not good

for us, but it can also be sticky,

like glue – holding us in the

negative feedback loops that

cause us to feel worse and worse

about ourselves.

By taking time to acknowledge ourselves for what we have done, we recognize that we’re more capable than we thought, we’re doing more than we were aware of, and we’re making incremental progress in our skill building. When we allow a space for positive thoughts and feelings, we find we feel more encouraged and forward

movement is inevitable from that place. Some days showing up for your creative work is all that you can do, and that is enough and worth acknowledging.

– Cheryl Taves