Strive for Excellence NOT Perfection

Say it with me, I only strive for excellence NOT perfection.

Omigod, I feel like lately, all I have been striving for is perfection. I am not perfect, so imagine the toll it has taken on me. Let me give you a hint: a massive one.

Constantly criticizing everything about myself and not just excepting it as is. The truth is, I am not where I use to be, and if I don’t allow myself to see my own growth, who will? As much as I have been in a good place, simultaneously, I have been on the heels of my feet.

There are so many things that need my attention now. With my ADHD brain, it can feel hard trying to keep up with everything. I apologized to a friend today for not having time for her, and she said to me, “It’s okay my love life is lifting.” And I just had to stand back and soak what she said in because it was true. At that moment, I recognize my lack of self-care lately.

Life has been happening for me. I have been trying to stretch myself thin trying to hold on to everything. I haven’t been acknowledging my feelings and the needed shifts in my life. To be honest, I have been drained but so grateful.

I guess what I am trying to say is I need to give myself grace and be grateful for recognizing the shifts that need to happen for me to still be me.

When an instrument is being used more, you tend to its maintenance needs more. I should do the same with myself. I know the analogy is weird but it makes sense. Trive to be a better version of yourself because the perfect version doesn’t exist.

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