Jessica Jackson Jessica Jackson

forgive yourself for not being there yet

We are not there and yet we are getting there. Itโ€™s okay to be where we are. Itโ€™s okay if we canโ€™t stand being where we are. If weโ€™re so tired of having one limb on either side of a doorway, choicepoint, portal. Liminal spaces are challenging-keep going.

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Forgive yourself for not being there yet.

This is the message that asks to be spoken through me. Itโ€™s for you and itโ€™s for me and itโ€™s for all of us.

We are not there and yet we are getting there. Itโ€™s okay to be where we are. Itโ€™s okay if we canโ€™t stand being where we are. If weโ€™re so tired of having one limb on either side of a doorway, choicepoint, portal. Liminal spaces are challenging-keep going. Or rest. Rest is also moving us forward because moving inward moves us forward, even if it seems still to the point of cement-stuck in the moment.

Thereโ€™s no finish line and if there is, we are spiraling and with each go-around crossing it. Perhaps without even knowing, which might be why the journey feels endless.

Take heart, my dears: no one is there yet. We are all forever arriving.

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