No. I didn't forget. I just haven't been up to posting lately. Anyway here's what my 12th commitment is.
I am committed to being kind to myself. I realize that I am my own worst enemy. I am hard on myself which in turn makes me hard on others unnecessarily. I tend to hold myself to a standard of achievement that sometimes even I find hard to maintain. Who am I trying to impress? I live alone so certainly it can't be me.
I have often gone to bed late and woke up tired the next day to get up and mop and wax my wood floors when I could have easily done it in stages at times that were more convenient. I drive myself to achieve perfection even when it isn't necessary. Worse still, I hold others to the same lofty standards that I hold myself too and call them "slackers" when they don't make the cut.
Well. Those days are gonna be over.
No more staying up past 1 am to clean unnecessarily. No more judging people for not doing what I'm doing.
I am learning to be OK with myself and accepting my limitations. It's OK if the laundry isn't folded the instant it comes out of the dryer. It's OK if you didn't put away the dishes after you washed them....
Easier said than done but I'm taking it one day at a time.
I am committed to being kind to myself. I realize that I am my own worst enemy. I am hard on myself which in turn makes me hard on others unnecessarily. I tend to hold myself to a standard of achievement that sometimes even I find hard to maintain. Who am I trying to impress? I live alone so certainly it can't be me.
I have often gone to bed late and woke up tired the next day to get up and mop and wax my wood floors when I could have easily done it in stages at times that were more convenient. I drive myself to achieve perfection even when it isn't necessary. Worse still, I hold others to the same lofty standards that I hold myself too and call them "slackers" when they don't make the cut.
Well. Those days are gonna be over.
No more staying up past 1 am to clean unnecessarily. No more judging people for not doing what I'm doing.
I am learning to be OK with myself and accepting my limitations. It's OK if the laundry isn't folded the instant it comes out of the dryer. It's OK if you didn't put away the dishes after you washed them....
Easier said than done but I'm taking it one day at a time.