As I attempt to let go of my perfectionism I'm noticing it's pervasive in my life. It's even in the little things that I do such as loading the dishwasher. Tonight I caught myself wanting to rearrange the items that my son and husband had loaded into the dishwasher. GEES! Do I need to load the dishwasher perfectly? Is there really a perfect way? Does it make a positive impact on our lives? The answer to these questions is NO. So I stopped myself from redoing what they had already done which saved me time and energy and also showed more respect and appreciation for their work.
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Like Deb, I am a perfectionist. I have noticed how my strive to do everything perfect, stresses me out. I spend so much extra energy on doing everything just right, tht a lot of time I miss out on life in general. But I have to say that once I realized I was a perfectionist and was able to acknowledge my perfectionistic behavior, I sometimes can stop myself and settle for the 80%. It is so hard though. But I have friends like Deb and Eva, and a son who constanly remind me that they love me no matter what - imperfections and all!!! I am taking the 30 day challange along with Deb and look forward to talking to her about our triumphs and struggles through the process.
ReplyDeleteJust a little side note - it took me forever to write this little comment beacause I keep going back over it to make sure it sounded right and all the words were spelled correctly. After reviewing it twice, I decided to just send it. It may not be perfect but I feeel everyone who reads it will get the drift of what I wanted to say :)