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My Daily Musings-March 27th, 2026

Today I’m thinking about how much we chase perfection.

Perfect hair.
Perfect makeup.
The “put together” version of ourselves we feel safe showing to the world.

But lately, I’ve felt gentle nudges from my Heavenly Father to step outside of that.

Recording my podcast interview back in January was far outside my comfort zone—especially knowing it would be on video. And then just yesterday, I felt another nudge to do something even simpler, but somehow just as hard: show up as I really am. No makeup, hair in a ponytail, a little tired… and still share a message.

And I did.

Not because I felt confident—but because I felt prompted.

As I’ve gotten older, I’m starting to understand something more clearly:
we were never asked to be perfect before we show up.

Our Heavenly Father already knows us completely—and He loves us exactly as we are. Not the polished version. Not the filtered version. The real one.

So maybe there’s space for us to offer that same grace to ourselves.

What if we let ourselves be seen, even on the days we don’t feel our best?
What if sharing our light has less to do with how we look—and more to do with simply being willing?

Maybe “just as I am” is more than enough.

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