I want to tell you about something my mom did when I was little that truly shaped how I move through the world as an adult. It wasn't some grand lesson or a sit-down talk, but one simple thing she said to me on repeat, starting from when I was really young.
She told me I was lucky.
That's it. Just those words, said over and over again throughout my childhood, changed everything about how I see the world and navigate both good and bad things that happen to me.
And now that I’m a mom myself, it's something I'm intentionally passing on to my kids. And honestly? I think every parent should do the same. Here’s why: