Part of self-compassion is being kind to yourself when you "mess up."
And also being gentle with the word "failure" and re-framing that as part of the process of growth.
In January, I wrote the blog about Big Magic and used the quote Sometimes it works, Sometimes it doesn't
as part of that acceptance and learning process.
However, sometimes
you need to just acknowledge how dang awesome you are.
And for that, we turn to the incredible Luvvie Ayaji-Jones for inspiration.
Her book, Professional Troublemaker: A Fear Fighters Manual,
came to me at just the right time.
It's all about acknowledging your strengths.
And she has this exercise in the book where she challenges you to write your ORIKI - I wrote about my attempt at it this week here.
Make time to do this exercise. It's really fun!
Understand your superpowers.
Tell people what they are.
*I'm in San Diego this weekend co-hosting our self-care retreat. Organizing events is one of my superpowers.
Also, finding the right people to partner with on projects and creating amazing teams is another - here's some awesome things that are going on right now.
MORE INSPIRATION FROM LUVVIE AJAYI-JONES
What's an Oriki? Read about the Oriki Challenge from Luvvie Ayaji-Jones in this blog You will find three great journal springboards in my article about Professional Troublemaker and the inspiration that I got from this book. Write your own Oriki and add it to the #orikichallenge. (And read mine!)
THE TABLE IS BACK My partners and friends from Momma Owl's Minis are back with Round 2 of The Table - an event celebrating the makers and creative risk takers in the mental health field. We are going LIVE March 26th showcasing vendors, people with new products and new books and all the great things.
If you are a maker and want to be part of this event, email social@jentaylorplaytherapy.com to get all of the details. If you missed Round 1 - you can catch up here.
SUPERHEROES COURSE And in another wonderful partnership with Ragan Snyder-Smith, I am lucky to have this wonderful play therapy course on Storytelling with Superheroes. Exploring the psychology behind superheroes, we discuss the latest research and will discuss how to use superheroes and storytelling in play therapy. Get 3 APT non-contact hours from Ragan's company Ad Astra Play Therapy in this course.
