still processing the Midnight Library | emotional book reflections

[@iamrachaelhilliard]

this book hit me so hard! have any of you read it yet? 🥹🤯

[@CaseyKennedy-m5w]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and again, you held my hand in some of my darkest hours and idk where I’d be without that. One look at Steele lets us know you’re doing an amazing job as a mama. Shes amazing! Don’t ever doubt it. I’m so proud of you for recording and posting the tough stuff too! Love you so much! p.s. The Midnight Library was so great!

[@iamrachaelhilliard]

girl, you're the best thank you so so much! i'm so grateful for you and i look up to you so much as a mama!! thank you for being here and for being one of my ride or dies!! i love you so much girl!!!!!

[@ellenmadebookclub]

Haven’t read the book, but I’m cheering you on and I think you’re very brave for sharing. And I’m pretty confident you are more than enough. Sometimes it helps me to consider where I set the bar for other people vs myself. If someone is just decent and not being mean, I consider them a good person and I don’t expect any more from them. I expect people to be respectful to others and responsible for their own responsibilities - which includes asking for help btw. If I apply that bar to myself, it suddenly feels a bit easier to be human. My shoulders relax a bit. And maybe I don’t need to expect more of myself than I do of others. I do want more and I want to be better, but that can be a bonus, and a gift I choose to give when I feel like I have it to give. When I don’t, then I just need to be responsible for me and my responsibilities. And that’s enough. Same goes for you. And being sad doesn’t make you a bad person either, you’re allowed to feel and to share. I know you know that, but in case it helps to hear it.

[@iamrachaelhilliard]

hi ellen! aww thank you so much for the kind words and the support. it truly means the world to me and you're so right!! we do get to be sad and express those parts of us as well as all the other parts! also, 100% on applying the same bar to ourselves that we apply to others! thank you so much for being here and for sharing these beautiful perspectives! i appreciate you so much!