Life Happens
It has occurred to me that I am very critical of myself. Nothing is ever really good enough in my own estimation, even though I’d often praise less from other people. Well, I’m going to try to change that.
In that spirit, here are a few realizations that I’ve come to:
- While I still know that I cannot do it all, I can do a lot. And do it well. My perfectionist tendencies fight that statement but it is still true.
- I may have gotten rusty with somethings while focusing on others, but I didn’t forget it all. To what am I referring? My estimation that I had “devolved” in my Web knowledge. Within a month of working with HTML and CSS, I’ve already brought myself back up to speed. If I had forgotten it all, that wouldn’t have been possible.
- I need to stop exaggerating. Not everything is wonderful or a disaster when I do it.
Those are obviously just a few examples. The list could go on for a lot longer, but it doesn’t need to. I am going to try focusing on what I can do, and stop thinking so much about being perfect. It will be far better for my mental state, as well as my overall outlook on life.
Life happens, and you can’t always predict or control it. By accepting that, I realize that perfection (however hard you strive for it) is typically unattainable. That is not to say that I shouldn’t strive for it–just that I shouldn’t come crashing down on myself when I don’t reach it.
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Here’s what the 8th century Persian Hassan al-Basri has to say about it:
“The world is three days: as for yesterday, it has vanished along with all that was in it. As for tomorrow, you may never see it. As for today, it is yours, so work in it.”
Carpe diem indeed.
But stop forgetting to stop and smell the proverbial roses!