Good Enough?

And then I brought my palm tree home. At first I sat it in the laundry room (only because the counter was a perfect place to sit it against the wall).  

For several days, I questioned if I should hang it in the house. I liked it and it made me smile when I looked at it (anything with a palm tree makes me smile). I even had a spot in our guest bathroom that has been empty since we moved in three years ago. (I wanted something there but it is a smaller space and could get by without anything). 

As I considered hanging my palm tree and alternating between hanging it in the bathroom (where anyone staying the night would see it) or the laundry room (where only James and I would see it) a voice came into my head. “I don’t know if it’s good enough to hang in the house.” 

What? Where did that come from?

True, it is not going to win a competition but I’m actually proud of it – not bad for my first time of painting anything.

However, everyone of us has that same voice in our life. The voice that doesn’t think our recipe is good enough; that we have a fast enough time to run that 5K; that the scarf we knitted is good enough to give as a gift, or we write well enough to believe someone would read our words

How many times a day does that voice speak to you? Are you even aware of it?

I openly acknowledge I’m creative and I’ve had plenty of fails in my life. Typically I pull whatever I’ve done apart and start over. I didn’t want to put my palm tree in the storage closet (or throw it away) so I hung it in my guest bathroom.  It is GOOD ENOUGH to hang in my house! 

Today I want you to acknowledge that something you have created or have done is GOOD ENOUGH. Stop the voice that states otherwise.