Good Enough is the New Perfect

Perfectionism is evil. I just know it! It paralyzes, condemns, mocks, and remains tantalizingly out of grasp. Luckily, I already know I will never be perfect and gave up a long time ago. I would just like to be "good enough". Sigh. You know, at least a C average at the everyday things, like laundry. Right now I am sporting a D+. There are areas of my life that no matter how much effort I put into them, meh is about all I am going to get. This could be depressing if I decided to rate my worth on performance. On the days that I get out the measuring stick and start comparing and contrasting myself I just feel like laying in bed all day with the covers over my head. So why can't I just STOP!? Remember that old old song that starts out "accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative"? For some reason my mom used to sing that all the time. Maybe it was for days like those.

From newviewbetteryou.com

So what am I truly good at? It is important to note the things that truly matter and are lasting. My kids are growing up loved and knowing that they matter. So maybe they eat too much sugar, stay up too late, watch too much TV. But they love each other. They are respectful and kind (mostly). They are growing up knowing the love of God and that He is always there for them. And they will learn to do laundry out of sheer desperation and become more responsible than I am! My 18 year old started doing his laundry on his own volition when he was 13 because he got tired of never finding matching socks. See? There is a positive side to everything! Let's stop being so hard on ourselves! It sucks and it paralyzes and nobody every gained anything good from being a Tiger Mom to themselves. I am going to focus on what really matters and let the other things come in to place as I grow in the good stuff. (Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative) Now remind me I said all this tomorrow when I am hiding under my blankets, k?