Letter from the Editor
Sometimes I don’t feel like I’m winning at life.
In fact sometimes, I have no idea what I’m even doing or why I’m even here.
It’s normal to question ourselves as human beings and it’s even easier to do when all we see are these
perfect Pinterest lives. Sometimes, I feel like I’m “that” mom. The one who’s kid smells like pee and doesn’t
have the brand new cleats at soccer. The one who hasn’t made dinner at home all week and is trying to
stay afloat. You know, “that” mom.
Other days I feel like I’m on top of the world and can completely slay. Like literally if there was a dragon,
I’d pull out my sword and suddenly know how to use it. Everything seems to magically fall into place and
this manifesting word seems so easy. Of course I manifested that, I’m made of stardust, remember? This
shit is just too easy.
Then there’s every version of that in between space. Where you are up then you are down and then you
are middle ground.
I have something to say to you all-
I’m a complete and total failure at so many things. I’m also a complete and total badass at so many other
things. I don’t have to do it all.
It’s funny how our energy can flow and be drawn to the list of things that we see as failures. That kid
smelling like pee at soccer, that was my kid the other day. That dragon slaying, that was also me the other
day. I can’t win every fight and sometimes I can’t slay
every dragon.
I just do the best I can do as a flawed human who
understands underneath it all, I’m still pretty badass.
I know that you have days like this too. Where you
feel like you suck, but really you don’t at all. We don’t
have to be the next Kim K or Gary V. I just GET to be
Samantha Parker and you just GET to be you. That’s
pretty badass.
The next time you tell yourself you are failing at life,
just pull yourself out of that deep dark hole. Throw
yourself a rope ladder and climb on out. It’s okay to
check out the view at the bottom, but it’s also ok to
just peek inside really quick and then enjoy the view
from the top.
Here are four things I do when I’m stuck in the bottom
without a flashlight and can’t get out. Just a quick
and fair reminder. These are the things that I do and
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