Admitting I’m a recovering perfectionist and my ability to work on this daily. My heart issues that started last fall, stopping me from burning the candles at both ends and from being a workaholic while allowing me the ability to become deeply in-tune to what my mind/body/spirit needs. That my body healed itself when I listened to it. Sale of our rental property. My level of perfection makes it hard to be a landlord. I prayed it would sell in 18 days. The 18th day, we signed the offer. A husband who is my opposite and grounds me in life, …
Progress not Perfection
Progress: it’s measured by the steps we take, not gaining immediate success. The dictionary defines it as “forward or onward movement toward a destination.” In my past, I have never focused on progress, but rather perfection. All or nothing. I wanted success right away. If I didn’t get my nutrition right day after day, my workout in consistently through the week, or make dinner every night….”failure and start over” was spoken in my head. I would lose any momentum or traction I gained and would derail for weeks before I could try again. Or my mindset would be, if I …
I am enough and I choose me
I’m gonna be honest with you– this last month has been hard to maintain balance. Both boys started playing ball so we’ve been at the field 4 nights a week, work has been busier and we’ve had a lot filling our weekend schedule. I have had to fight keeping myself first and maintaining my wellness schedule for my mind, body and spirit. So I feel like I need to be bold and share the words below with you, hopefully to inspire some of you as well as to hold myself accountable– I choose me. I choose happiness, balance and contentment. I …