Monday; January 27
Do you wish we could get back to those carefree days of days gone by? I say that with a bit of tongue in cheek because I don’t know that I can ever remember any “carefree” days – either collectively or personally. There have always been issues that have occupied our minds and, personally, we all have our problems. While I think there are some people who might get closer to being carefree than others of us, I would imagine that even they have issues that occupy their minds.
There are a lot of reasons to have trouble relaxing and going with the flow, but I believe that one of the most common ones is that we are too afraid of making mistakes to enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle. There are a lot of us that are wound-up pretty tight because we don’t want to mess things up. Even those who aren’t perfectionists by definition struggle with anything close to a laze faire mentality. It’s not enough to give it our best shot, we want to do everything well.
I realize saying, “Just relax and take it easy” might not resonate with many of us, but it’s not bad advice. We are going to run into things we aren’t very good at – so what … everyone has limitations. We are going to make mistakes and mess things up – when we do, the only thing we can do is regroup and retry. For the vast majority of the time, imperfection isn’t that big of a deal – unless we make it one.
Think About It!