Happy Saturday Posse Party! It is my pleasure to introduce Amy Kessel of Mamamorphosis to the main stage. Amy is a rockstar life coach and so much more. Check her website and coaching services here,and enjoy this post on what it means to stop and acknowledge all of the amazing things you are and do, every day...

Well done, you!

I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge myself for all my accomplishments today. Wanna know what I did? I woke early, meditated for a few minutes, took the pup outside and smelled the clean oceany air, made tea, cleaned the kitchen, chanted the Gayatri Mantra, cleaned the bathroom, had toast, went to my rockin’ dance class, took the recycling to the recycling center, picked up the kids and brought them home, made lunch, cleaned up, did laundry and sat down at the computer to write this post. And it’s only 2pm.

Give yourself some credit

You may be thinking, “Um, yeah, AND…? What’s the big deal?” You, like me, do so many things every day, often so many things at the same time, and we rarely recognize ourselves for our efforts. Yet I sense that we are hungry for acknowledgment. We want to be seen, to be witnessed. Those of us who are moms know the vacuum quality of parenting; noone says “Wow, great job handling that conflict, Mama!” or “You really provide those kids with great choices!” And all of us, as women, could do with a few more “You’re brilliant!”s in our lives.

Without the experience of acknowledgment, we can feel like we are trudging along with no real sense of how we’re doing, what we’re learning or which direction we want to go next. It’s a vital element in self-growth, and so often overlooked. In my coaching practice I see this as one of the hardest practices for women to adopt, even among clients who are super conscientious and intentional. It’s not part of our hard-wiring.

So today I’m asking you to pause, take a moment to reflect on your life over the past week, and write down what you did. You’re comfortable creating “To Do” lists; I want you to create a “Done” list. See what you created, improvised, and learned. Remember how much effort you put out there, and whose lives you touched. Acknowledge yourself for keeping promises you made, and for doing your best.

It’s not important what’s on your list so much as that you intentionally recollect what went on, and give yourself credit for having done it. Completing this cycle opens you up for new experiences and extra energy. When we ignore our accomplishments and plod along without recognizing where we’ve been, it’s like having a hole in the gas tank; a slow leak that, over time, zaps us of our vitality. Instead, taking time regularly to remember what you’ve done will keep you on track and excited about what’s next.

How often do you take stock of where you’ve been? What would it take to make it a daily or a weekly practice?

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Amy