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This Is Your Reminder To Celebrate How Far You’ve Come Instead Of How Far Behind You Feel

Block out the noise of your critics, family, friends, and strangers who only see your past

Arlene Ambrose
3 min readNov 19, 2021
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Anything good takes time, cultivation, and patience.

We miss our victories, not because we haven’t achieved them but because we didn’t celebrate them. We don’t acknowledge the micro shifts we make. We fixate on everyone else’s journey except our own.

This is your reminder to celebrate how far you’ve come instead of how far behind you feel.

You’re tired of waiting. I know you’re exhausted from working without seeing results. Some days you wonder if you’re on the right track. Maybe you think about quitting altogether. Other days you feel like a complete fraud. You have a plan for your life, and this isn’t how it’s supposed to go. You’re supposed to be farther ahead.

I’m here to tell you that you’re right where you need to be. Look at how far you’ve come. Look at everything you’ve been through over the past few years. You’re still standing. Close your eyes, breathe in slowly. Breathe out the tension, release the control from your body, let it out through your fingertips, nose, breath, and toes.

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Arlene Ambrose
Arlene Ambrose

Written by Arlene Ambrose

Wellness Writer — Stories for women about slowing down, hope, emotional wellbeing and remembering to take care of yourself-not just other people.

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