Life Can Be Messy Sometimes

Our lives aren't always perfect. Hand-embroidery is my constant reminder of this. I have to remind myself that I can always re-do or re-create a project and the back side doesn't reflect what is on the front. The same can be applied to our lives. We may look or seem happy on the outside but most of us have something going on in the background that is not always pretty. It has taken me many years to begin telling myself that not everything around me; including myself has to be perfect.

When I first began hand-embroidery I would shy away from the complicated designs because I just wasn't sure I could execute the design or they wouldn't be up to my standards. My expectations for myself are so high that I didn't want to fail. The more projects I completed, the more confidence I gained. I am still working hard on myself every day but I can see major improvement. I have taught myself that ripping out some threads may cause some time to be "wasted" but so far the end result has always improved! Life lesson: Our path may change from what we had planned or expected but that is not always a bad thing. Again, I remind myself to apply this to my own life (even though it's hard).

These lessons that I am constantly learning can now be applied to my every day life. I try my best every day to be that "perfect" mom but we all know that's impossible. My new skill/passion of hand-embroidery is opening my eyes to the reality that perfection isn't the goal; it's happiness 🥰