"Each new day brings an opportunity to do some little thing that will help to make a better world.."
Read this a little bit ago and it made me think. So much of my life was spent as a perfectionist. If I couldn't do something 100% then most likely I wouldn't do it at all. Of course, a big part of that was simply a fear of failure, of not living up to people's expectations (or my own). When I first started in my sobriety, I felt much the same way. I had to do it perfectly, and if I didn't well then I wouldn't do it at all. It took me awhile to realize that for any program to truly work, you have to be willing to accept progress, and not perfection.
Along those lines, I know that I can't solve all the world's problems by myself. I used to wish that I could - so much so that I would drink to forget about it. There are bad things that happen to good people, countries, and civilizations all over the globe... So what can I do? I can let it go, and simply do something nice for someone today. I may not be able to improve the world, but I can make a difference in someone's life - and for today that is enough.
Read this a little bit ago and it made me think. So much of my life was spent as a perfectionist. If I couldn't do something 100% then most likely I wouldn't do it at all. Of course, a big part of that was simply a fear of failure, of not living up to people's expectations (or my own). When I first started in my sobriety, I felt much the same way. I had to do it perfectly, and if I didn't well then I wouldn't do it at all. It took me awhile to realize that for any program to truly work, you have to be willing to accept progress, and not perfection.
Along those lines, I know that I can't solve all the world's problems by myself. I used to wish that I could - so much so that I would drink to forget about it. There are bad things that happen to good people, countries, and civilizations all over the globe... So what can I do? I can let it go, and simply do something nice for someone today. I may not be able to improve the world, but I can make a difference in someone's life - and for today that is enough.
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