Originally posted on Facebook on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

There are areas of my life that are a mess.

Messes can be fixed, if I:

1. Believe better is possible.
2. Take responsibility for the mess.
3. Stop adding to the mess.
4. Do something everyday to make it better.
5. Celebrate improvement, any improvement, every time.
6. Don't allow setbacks to stop me. Acknowledge them, don't ignore them. Confess them. Grieve them. Try to avoid repeating them. Return to step 1.
7. Never give up.

Pictured is my office. Those who know me can look at this and know I'm not ok. Usually, there is not so much as a stray pencil on my desk. But, life happens. What you're looking at is the result of wave after wave of unexpected challenges. I'm not beating myself up about it because this is me just rolling with it.

Now, I believe better is possible and I'm moving towards it. #thriveday