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Originally Posted by ljtseng
I've also found some things that I love doing and that make me feel like I'm really making a difference. I go after those things with all my energy.
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I'd have to say that this is what does it for me. Trying to please everyone around me usually result in inner-chaos
Doing charitable work, teaching my kids or my sister's kids something new, helping someone out, showing appreciation for someone else's kindness all give me that feeling of inner-peace. Even the thought that taking the time to post something on here that might be helpful to others.
I have always been somewhat of a perfectionist but when I really looked at it from the outside, what does that mean? If my house was spotless (or perfect in my mind) the people inside always felt somewhat uncomfortable there & I'd rather see people feeling at home in my home and my kids playing happily with toys strewn everywhere then worrying about keeping everything in its place so I wouldn't get upset. I guess I realized that my vision of perfect was far from it.
There is definitely a different feeling when you are doing something you love. When it is self-rewarding it really doesn't matter what others think.