After the crazy long days of the past few weeks, I splurged and took today off. Today was just for me. I did some EPP, ran an errand, folded the laundry and got a quilt about 3/4 of the way quilted. I also sent some financial information off to a financial advisor. And I worked for about 4 hours on a project for my boss.
So I still need to work on not doing work at home or on my days off. It just doesn't seem to work out that way for me. But I did ignore emails and such for most of the weekend. There were a couple of times I almost set up my computer during the 3 day weekend, but I resisted. So I think I am improving.
Now for the book. Chapter 2 is titled: Make Peace with Imperfection. Basically, we need to not get worked up over less than perfect results. We need to not dwell on what isn't just quite right and focus on what is good. It is easy to notice imperfections in ourselves - such as needing to lose weight, or needing to leave work at work. Maybe it;s a coworker that doesn't do things the way you think they should.
For myself, I am pretty much at peace with my imperfections. Whether it's my weight, or my hobbies, or my house, I can live with things not being perfect. I can even embrace the imperfections. But when I get things working just so and someone comes along and does it differently, I struggle.
For instance, I like to organize the daily paperwork in a certain way. It makes it easier for me to find the information. I no longer do the paperwork on a daily basis. My supervisors do. But they put it in a different order and it makes it a little more difficult to find. I could make them do it my way but there isn't any real reason to do it my way. I am making peace with the way they do things.
It really does make for a more pleasant life if you aren't trying to make everything perfect. Still do your best, still strive for perfection, but be happy with what you can do and remember it's all just steps on the way to perfection.
Do you accept imperfection or do you struggle with it?
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