Life Is Not Perfect, But It Can Be Beautiful 
Let Go of Perfect, Hang on to Good Enough
So today was a mixed bag for me... Snow day with the kids, husband stranded in Nevada Baking with the kids, burnt some of the cookies Had a great meeting for work, talked to an unsympathetic health insurance agent about a bill.
Let Go of Perfect, Hang on to Good Enough
So today was a mixed bag for me... Snow day with the kids, husband stranded in Nevada Baking with the kids, burnt some of the cookies Had a great meeting for work, talked to an unsympathetic health insurance agent about a bill.
As I shoveled my driveway this afternoon slogging through the snow in my uneven strokes, (and saw my neighbor doing it with precision and perfection), I realized that my life is like my driveway- this is getting deep, I know.
You see, I got the job done with four kids in tow, but still compared myself to the neighbor next door who's been shoveling his driveway decades longer than me, and is a retiree. And I was comparing myself about something that will literally be gone (hopefully) within a few days, something totally trivial. It was then that it hit me:
I need to let go of perfect, trying to do everything right and as good or better than anyone else, and I need to be proud of my "good enoughs.
Now don't get me wrong, my loyal readers, putting your best effort forward is to be commended. But how many times do we put pressure on ourselves to do the unimportant perfectly, and miss out on the joy of simply "being?
So as my children yell happily through the house and hide at my feet for hide and seek while I try to write my blog, I have the privilege of choice: smile, sit back, and enjoy the ride, or chide myself that it's almost 5 PM and I'm nearly 12 hours late on my blog post.... I think I'll go with the smile!
Libby Wright, mother of four who homeschools, is an original founder of SupplementRelief.com in 2010. She suffered through challenging diseases including Interstitial Cystitis, Graves and Lyme. After years of little progress with traditional medicine, she pursued integrative medicine, applied what she learned, and got healthier. She became passionate about wanting others to experience the same "relief" she had come to know, and SupplementRelief.com was born. She is now managing her illness with a lot of prayer, a lot of nutrition/supplements, and a little prescription medicine. She has been able to resume her normal life and, while there is no cure for her particular conditions, she is able to cope, enjoy every day, and encourage others.
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