It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
-Repplier, Agnes
It's easy to think, and even obsess about something or someone that could fill a need for contentment. These things however, never resolve or absolve the need for that elusive need.
To just be happy with oneself seems a relatively modest goal. Unfortunately it can feel virtually unattainable for those who set their expectations well beyond their capabilities.
I for one have a weakness when it comes to creating, well, most anything. I tend to obsess about what the project is lacking. I spend so much time assessing the options the that project is rarely completed on time or at all. When I look back on the time I spent, and the outcome, I lament. Further reducing my satisfaction and my confidence.
I am a gifted creature. I have many capabilities I haven't even had the opportunity to explore. Unfortunately - I may never be able to demonstrate this adequately without finding first a contentment within myself that I can cultivate. It's as if I need a reminder that I can be, do, accomplish anything if I let go of my obsession with perfection.
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