Good Enough

As I get older, things change.

Like my ability to accept things as being good enough.

As a recovering perfectionist, I have often sought flawlessness.

I still seek that elusively high bar from time to time. It's a mighty hard thing to unlearn.

I recently needed to redo the shower caulking in our basement bathroom.

For all intents and purposes, it got ignored until it needed attention (yeah, I like to procrastinate, too). And then it needed attention quickly.

My tendency would have been to do it "right" by cleaning the shower first, removing the old caulking, and then applying a nice new bead of fresh caulk.

Well, I chose to let go of the need to be perfect.

I chose not to clean the area first and I also chose to not remove the old caulk (not entirely).

This was not going to be perfect. Far from it.

It WAS going to be good enough.

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I find letting go ends up being less stressful which means more enjoyable. It's not always less stressful in the moment. For me in this caulking situation, the stress was high and only decreased over time after making my choice. It definitely took a little while for me to fully accept good enough as good enough.

When might you benefit from letting go and letting something be good enough?

Create your life.

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