I’m working with quite a few clients at the moment who are giving themselves a really hard time and nothing seems good enough. I think the Autumn time is a great metaphor for shedding what you don’t need – allowing yourself to let go of anything that’s not helpful. If you are a parent, it can be a gift to your child to let go of your own ‘stuff ‘.

This summed it up for me:

A Blessing for Ruthless Compassion and Self-Forgiveness by Rosh Hashanah

Stop striving for perfection.
That isn’t the path to being a good parent, or a happy person.
What your child needs is your full acceptance of who she is at this moment,
your willingness to see things from his point of view,
and your open-hearted apologies, daily if necessary, when you can’t quite pull this off
(which is the definition of being human.)
Just return to your heart, start again, and do your best.

To give your child the gift of unconditional love
offer it first to yourself,
all the good and bad, embarrassing and powerful, mundane and sacred parts of yourself.
Accept that sometimes you’re angry, or lazy, or greedy, or simply sad, as are we all.
But you’re still worth loving. You’re more than enough.

There is nothing you need to do to deserve that love. Just return to your heart.
(You may need to get past some tears to find it.)

Remind yourself:
Ruthless compassion (don’t let anything get in the way)
Self-forgiveness
Return to love.

You’ll find life sweeter
You’ll become a true alchemist: transforming dross into love
and You will be a true blessing to your child.

If you find yourself worried or anxious or over thinking about yourself, your future or those around you and it’s getting in the way of you living the life you want. Give me a call for a free, half hour consultation with no obligation whatsoever and we can discuss how you can get back on track.