What is good enough, just for today?

[St. Theresa]

Sometimes I think the bulk of my stress comes from worrying about tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, next decade, etc.

What about today?

There's no way I'm going to accomplish all of my life's goals today. There are current projects, some of which I won't make any headway on today, some of which I'll only take small steps.

If I put my nose to the grindstone for 12-14 hours a day, should I being going to bed feeling depressed and defeated? What is good enough ~ for TODAY?

Here's my list, I welcome suggestions:

1. Waking up breathing.
2. Doing my best at whatever the day offers.
3. Letting important people in my life know I love them and think about them.
4. Having food and a roof over my head.
5. Enjoying what I already have without giving thought to what else I might want.
6. Taking it easy on myself. Knowing when it's okay to rest.

[Little Amsterdam]

my therapist is always telling me not to be so hard on myself. everytime i get really stressed out during a session he tells me stop and just breathe. take a deep breath and forget about all your worries. all that's real is the right here, right now. that's all that's guaranteed. the past is over and done with. tomorrow isn't here yet. tomorrow isn't even guaranteed. all you need to do is concentrate on where you are at this very moment. what you can get done today. take baby steps. all you can do is your best. that's all anyone can ask. there's no such thing as perfection. just be realistic w/what you can accomplish right now. and take time out to relax.

i've found that to be very good advice.

~Sierra

[Delicate Sun]

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I am my own worse enemy. Something that my ex taught me. I've learned not to set my standards so high.

If I fail to do something today, life will go on.

There's to many important people that I miss out on when I spend too much time trying to accomplish everything I want to do.

Fridays are kind of hard on my Mom. So I've made a point to try to do something that would bring her a smile when she woke up. Today a drew a huge smiley with lipstick on her bathroom room. With a little note telling her I'll be thinking about her in school. She is a clean freak so I also had to add that I would clean it up when I got home. Grrrr at my father because he added eyelashes to the smiley with....I don't know what the hell he used. Took me forever to wipe off.</font>

[Cheri]

It is just enough to get out of bed right now.