Two Successes and a Failure (A Six-Week Update)

🌟 Highlights & takeaways

• Celebrate the first one. My first commission check mattered far more than its size — proof I'm doing the thing God called me to do, even when it means leaving my "comfort hole."
• A goal without a plan stalls. I could sew the jelly roll strips, but with no quilt pattern I had nowhere to go. Failure isn't the end — it shows you what you didn't know.
• Find a mentor and a "hype man." A mentor would've saved me three weeks. We all need someone sincere to cheer us on.
• Emergencies come singly. They're usually personal, not community-wide. Being prepared (water jugs, wipes, pool water, water for the animals) turned a 24-hour crisis into a manageable inconvenience.
• Gratitude bridges the gap. Running water, hot showers, and flushing toilets sit at the top of my gratitude list for a reason.
• Let people see you. The kindest gift is someone wanting to truly know you. Be brave enough to ask, and to be asked.

💬 This week's challenge

Is there someone you admire that you could simply ask, "Can I come visit you? I want to see you in your element and learn more about you." Imagine how much lovelier the world would be if we did more of that.

 

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