I want to drop a staggering statistic on you. It’s going to be one that may become an “Aha” moment for you. It literally will turn the light bulb on upstairs, make you want to kick your feet up in that recliner to binge watch another episode or two of your favorite show on Netflix. Or make you want to wear a comfy pair of leggings and some sneakers. It’s that kind of statistic. Are you ready? Did you know that 10 out of 10 people die? Someday, some way. It’s inevitable. And if that statement does anything for you, it specifically should do this…

Stop taking life so seriously. Just because you do life perfectly does not mean you’ll live longer than the person who’s life is a jumbled mess. And chances are, the person who seems like their life is too chaotic to function has realized and accepted that statistic. They know that the dishes will be there tomorrow but their baby might not be. They see and know that 4 goes on 14 so, so fast and they would rather show up to pickup at school, right on time with a baseball cap that covers the hair she hasn’t washed in 4 days than show up late and not get to see her sons eyes light up in front of his friends when he finally gets to sees you at the end of his day.

Life is going to be hard no matter what and I’m pretty sure most

of us can attest to that. Being uptight only adds to the stress and perfection doesn’t make a person happy. Most people who strive to be perfect often forget why they are actually trying to be perfect for anyways. And that reason is because the feeling of success is like a high you never want to come down from. And you should never confuse the word success with perfection. That’s a biggie. Success means you got from Point A to Point B. Often time that’s all God asks you to do. The path can be as side tracked & detoured as you want or need it to be as long as you get there at some point. And that straight path might get you there and back quickly & perfectly but you’ve missed a lot of stuff by trying to be perfect. That detour you bypassed might have had a new friend hiding in an unsuspected place or a new adventure waiting on you to find. You never know how your path will go but you should know that you are one of those ten. So make it count. For your kids. For you husband. For your family. For your friends. And more importantly, for yourself. Get out there and live a successful life. Not a perfect one. And do you know what’s the best thing about living a successful life? You get to decide when you’ve made it where you wanted to go and where your next adventure will be. You hold the measuring stick for your success and don’t let anyone tell you differently.

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