I didn’t finish a story last week (week 3 of my “8 stories in 8 weeks” plan).

I’m okay with that.  Maybe I’ll finish two this week, or maybe I won’t.  I had some very good reasons for not finishing a new story last week.

What I’m most proud of is that I’m content.  I’m not feeling like a failure.  This is good progress for me on my new project, “Stop Beating Up My Inner Puppy.”  In other words, I’m learning to be as kind to myself as I am to others, and I’m making progress here.