Right now, it is so hard to do your best and feel like your best is good enough. So many things are pulling you in so many different directions, and it is really hard to know which is the “right” way.
The “right way” is doing your best. It is knowing that your best is good enough and that no one – including you – can ask yourself to do any better than that.
There is no right or wrong. There is no black or white.
When you wake up in the morning, you do not get out of bed hoping to do bad things or hurt the people you love. You have good intentions and that is what you need to remember as you try to do “right”.
If you want to raise your child as best you can right now, spend more time playing. Play helps children regulate their worries and fears, give them a sense of control in what can feel like a very uncontrollable world right now and ultimately, helps them feel safe.
If you want to give yourself the best shot at doing it right, remember there is no “right”. There is only you doing the best you can with what you have. And then doing better when you know better.
Deep breaths. You’ve got this – even when it doesn’t feel like you do.
