PERFECT?..................NOT!!

I have discovered that I have perfectionist tendancies. (for myself) I expect myself to be perfect, to not mess up, to never say the wrong thing, to never have a bad attitude, to never make a mistake at work.......etc. Is that realistic? I don't think so....all it does is put added stress where there doesn't need to be. We will never be perfect while we live on this Earth. To expect ourselves to be is just stressful. I am learning to allow myself grace, learning to laugh at myself when I do something silly, learning to say I am sorry and realizing it doesn't mean anything other than I am human.

I am still not there. It's like a tape recorder in my head, I have to learn to pause it and then replace it with good thoughts not condemning.

It's a journey......

Real Joy

I read this today:

The joy of the Lord is rich and deep and causes anyone who walks in it to be likewise. That's because joy doesn't have anything to do with happy circumstances: it has to do with looking into the face of God and knowing He's all we'll ever need.

I pray for real joy for everyone who reads this. The lasting joy that doesn't come and go with each day...........I pray that we will be so plugged into God that we won't go up and down with circumstances and days but it will be a more constant peace and joy......I pray that for me also.

On a lighter side...............

Well, I 'm not going to continue my story ....suffice to say that it was not fun.....I have learned to rely on God for everything and TRUST.....even when things don't look good............I don't know why how, what that was, and maybe I won't ever know and that's O.K....(I think, sometimes my mind still wants to figure it out)

Anyways, I read this today and thought I would share it with you

Life's not about expecting, hoping and wishing,
it's about doing, being and becoming.
It's about the choices you've just made,
and the ones you're about to make,
it's about the things you choose to say-
today. It's about what you're gonna do after
you finish reading this.
Mike Dooley.

Blessings to all............................