Reply To: Question about happiness

[Patte Rosebank]

@Rick, now that I think about it, I’ve been having the “quiet pride and savouring the accomplishment” a lot more than I’ve been “just having the relief it’s done”.

And I only experience the “dread of waiting for something to go wrong” in a few rare situations—usually if I haven’t prepared properly, or if I’m trying a new method.

I think it’s because I’m in the right job *for me*, and because I’ve learned how to achieve contentment *most* of the time.  And to accept that *most of the time* can be enough (most of the time).

The only places you’ll find “perfection” are mathematics and grammatical tenses.  So why drive yourself crazy, trying to achieve something that doesn’t exist in real life?  “Personal Best” is a much more achievable goal.

(I think.)

I wouldn’t have figured all this out, if it hadn’t been for you, and this wonderful group of “misfits helping misfits” that you started.

I used to think that your purpose was to help me get through life, by making me laugh.  But now, I see that it’s so much more.  (Don’t you dare cry!)

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