The Enemy of Good is Perfect

It's been a few weeks. I made a commitment to myself that I would post this blog weekly. The occasional delay...acceptable.

OMG. I've missed two weeks. I almost didn't write tonight; the gaping absence of postings was building into a blanket of undesirable "shoulds."

How hard it is to live up to my own expectations. I hold myself to a higher standard in ways I would never expect from someone else under the same conditions. I wind up practicing catastrophic thinking and use the "F" word:

FAILED

Thpppt! Get over it! Failure? Let's try a different F-word:

Forgiveness

I've had good reason to be distracted this month, illness and injury. Time to practice self-compassion. How do I practice it for others? I put myself in their shoes...since I'm already there, the next best thing is to step out of them! A little objectivity is good for this situation.

Majeeda, relax. Every commitment has an escape clause, it's called humanity. Sometimes you're going to fall down. In the falling we learn about ourselves. In the getting-back-up we learn about ourselves. In the doing of whatever we strive toward, we put the puzzle pieces of our destiny together until that destiny becomes clear. Every action, every moment, every thought counts. There is no failure, only striving. Do what you are meant to do.

Wow. Sometimes I give some really good advice to myself :)

Thank you Great Mother of us all. Your guidance is so needed and so appreciated. Thank you for opening my mind and heart so that I may listen carefully to your words and live them. Forgiveness. Compassion. Love. Destiny.

Majeeda Rosa