The Perfect Is the Enemy of The Good

I am inspired this morning by Voltaire.  Actually, this quotation "the perfect is the enemy of the good" is my inspiration; I googled it and saw it was from Voltaire.  How often do I do nothing because I don't have time to do it perfectly?  Sometimes, I'll realize that I haven't responded to an email or phone call from someone I care very much about . . . because I felt like I didn't have time to respond "well" or "fully."  So I don't respond at all?  I'll avert my eyes from the dog hair under the TV cabinet, because I don't have time (or energy or inclination) to clean the house from top to bottom.  Really?  Today, I resolve to do what I can, where I am.  Good is good!  Improvement is good!  Perfect is impossible and not even really desirable. 

Happy New Year

I just realized that it's been more than two weeks since I last posted.  That run-in with the mailman really set the tone for my holiday season, and I'm just now recovering my equilibrium.  I was forced to come to terms with some realities that I'd previously been denying or hiding from.  Not fun but necessary.

Yesterday, I finished a task related to my video work that had been weighing on my consciousness (and conscience) for months.  I knew I'd be relieved, but I wasn't prepared for the lightness I'd feel, the sense of possibility I would experience.   It just reminds me that it's hard to be at peace with myself when I have commitments looming.  It's important for me to follow through with my commitments, so it is vital that I be judicious about what I commit to do.