Monday, April 27, 2015
How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself
Margie Warrell: Last night, I tried to bake some cookies, only to get distracted by email (again) and burning them (again.) Like I did with the pork cutlets the night before. Needless to say, my kids could give you a long list of my shortcomings as a mother and my failings as a domestic goddess. But that's OK. I hope my own faults and failings will help them be kinder to themselves as they get to know their own.
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This was a heartwarming article to read. This finals week for School of Drama students have been very stress for everyone. There have been back to back projects and exams and very limited amount of time to actually get some sleep. I know that I don't want to feel like a failure, so I decided to work really hard on everything I could to get it done, but it has caused a lot of stress and tears. Sometimes it just doesn't seem worth it to go as far as I did. But reading this and being able to realize I should forgive my flaws is ok. I should be able to take sometime to myself. This year has been a stressful one and I know it's going to get more intense. However, taking the time to relax is also necessary. I'm hoping this weekend and next week will be full of laying low, having fun, and enjoying myself.
What a timely article. I have always had a really hard time not beating myself up for the little things. I usually blame myself for things out of my control and put myself far enough in a funk to not be able to see logically that I have done nothing wrong. Especially in the past few weeks, with everything we have had going on, it is hard to remember that we can forgive ourselves for our flaws and mistakes, and simply accept the way things go and move on. I have always loved the saying "treat yourself as though you would treat a good friend" because that has always put me back in check when I'm being hard on myself. I like to think, "Okay Kat, would you say that to ___? No? Okay well then let yourself have this one." It's easy to forget that we are fragile people, especially when we're using our own strength on ourselves, but it is incredibly important to remember that hurting ourselves is just as bad as hurting someone we care about.
Our thoughts are ourselves are always going to affect our moods. If we as a hard working society can begin to accept the reality that we are not perfect maybe we can start to feel happier. I have always believed the purpose of man is the pursuit of happiness. One of the many things that can provide true happiness is finding your passion. Other huge part of that is understanding that one’s passion is a life long journey of learning and growing. Part of the fun is that some things never end and people need to start to understand that they will never truly master anything. We can begin to know a lot and feel like we have a good grasp on the subject as a whole but time keeps moving forward. I’m not trying to advocate not striving the best one can be and give something everything you have. No I am striving for an overall acceptance that perfection is an unattainable ideal and the real goal should always be self pride.
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