2) Hi, my name is Linda and I'm a perfectionist.
3) Hi, my name is Linda, and I am work-until-it-is-done-no-matter-what-the-cost workaholic.
4) Hi, my name is Linda, and I believe (why, I don't know) that I must finish ALL of my chores before I can do something for myself (including my art).
Unfortunately, statements three and four above (mixed in with heavy doses of statement number two) take up most of my time and energy, leaving little time for statement number one. I'm saddened by this.
I know I need to work a "real" job to pay the bills and support statement number one, and I'm okay with that. But somehow I need to figure out how to allow statement number one to be a bigger part of my life. It is statement number one that really lights my fire and makes the other statements in my life worthwhile. I can manage three and four (with two mixed in) if I have statement one.
So, here's to statement one. Here's to getting more rest so I can do statements three and four when needed and have enough left over for statement one. Here's to saying, "the chores can wait for now while I go paint this canvas." After all, no one on their deathbed ever wished that they had cleaned more. :-)
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