Jun 22, 3:57pm
Your
Best is ALWAYS Good Enough!
by Eva
Gregory
Do you
remember that inner voice? You know - the one that we have to put a muzzle on,
and train? The one that says that "we can do better", what we did was
"not good enough", and even "you're a failure". Can you
tell why that voice needs to be silenced? First and foremost, because it is
wrong! We gain nothing from "beating ourselves" up about things. In
fact, it is a serious waste of energy that could be spent building ourselves
up. By the way, remember we are only supposed to be speaking to ourselves in an
exemplary manner, if you're not, put that rubber band back on your wrist
(January 14th issue of Leading Edge Living).
Let's face it
we are human and we're not perfect. Now that that has been said, there are going
to be times when you cannot give something one-hundred percent, just sixty and
that's okay as long as you're doing YOUR best. What is your best? Your best is
whatever you are capable of in the moment. Will it change? Absolutely! I'll bet
that you are capable of performing better when you are feeling well, are
well-rested, and are fed, as opposed to sick, exhausted, and starving. See how
other factors can come into play to change the level of best that we are able
to provide at a given time? Does that mean that if you give 40-percent instead
of 90-percent that you are a failure? Absolutely Not! So long as you give that
40- percent your best effort. This really IS all about YOU!
Claudia was in
charge of the decorations for an event at her Women's Group. She was scheduled
to get everything completed the afternoon before the function. With a detailed
vision for the atmosphere that she wanted to create for the event, she could
hardly wait to bring her ideas to life. One day before she was supposed to
decorate, she came down with the flu. Her attempts to get someone to fill in
for her were futile with such short notice. As she dragged herself out of bed
to get ready to go to the conference room to decorate, she knew that her
original ideas would have to be scaled down because there was no way that she
had enough energy to get it all done. She finished the job in just over four
hours, and as she looked around she sighed because she had so wanted to put the
lavish decorating scheme into place, but had to give herself a huge pat on the
back because despite how lousy she felt, the room looked darned good! She
decided not to scrap her original ideas for the room, but to try to incorporate
them into their next scheduled event.
Claudia knew
that she was not capable of putting the elaborate decoration scheme together
while she was sick, but she did not consider it a failure, she was proud of
herself. She did the best she could and that was all she was able to do.
We need to
take our cues from within. If we are true to ourselves and in touch with our
feelings, we will always be in a place where we can do our best. Our best, not
the best that others can do, or what others think we should do. It is very
important to remember this. If we forget it we are acting from a place of
"should" and that is a road better not traveled at all.
Eva Gregory is the author of The Feel
Good Guide to Prosperity
All rights reserved. http://www.feelgoodguide.com
