Coming to Terms With ‘Good Enough’
Friday Prompt: At what point are you good enough? When are you self-improved enough to accept yourself?
Good enough, that often fleeting and ever changing feeling.
Good enough is a bench post that moves of it’s own accord and without rhyme or reason. Somedays I am more than good enough. I am strong and certain of myself, my abilities and my intention to do my best. Other days, good enough is a pedestal so high I don’t even attempt the climb.
The levelling thought which brings me back to centre, is knowing my destination.
If I have a goal in mind, all of a sudden I have a unit of measure. I’ll give you an example.
My most consistent goal is to be a good mother. Self doubt being my greatest enemy I choose to measure my success by the happiness of my children at the end of the day. There will have been highs and lows as the 24 hours pass, but most often they are satisfied and smiling sleepily at the end of their day and I know I have been good enough.
My second most consistent goal is to be creative every day. That can take many forms but as the house falls quiet, and I reflect with my journal in my lap. I can usually look objectively at what I have done, be it a completed piece of writing…
