Comments on: If You Can’t Learn To Do Something Well, Learn To Enjoy Doing It Poorly http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/ You know, for moms. Or dads. It's for people, really. Except kids. It's probably not for kids. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: fourier.analyst http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-30171 fourier.analyst Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:59:26 +0000 http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-30171 It is the curse of the perfectionist Darlin'. You try so hard to make everything perfect, to be loved by all, you take criticism to heart with no thought at all of its source. And you fail to give yourself credit. 'Fess up, if anyone else was being criticized the way you do yourself, then you would be the first one at their defense and give the critic a good long tongue lashing. It's taken 40+ years, but I have finally started to give myself a break. Sometimes. Although right now I am berating myself for not getting around to reading this post sooner... It is the curse of the perfectionist Darlin’. You try so hard to make everything perfect, to be loved by all, you take criticism to heart with no thought at all of its source. And you fail to give yourself credit. ‘Fess up, if anyone else was being criticized the way you do yourself, then you would be the first one at their defense and give the critic a good long tongue lashing. It’s taken 40+ years, but I have finally started to give myself a break. Sometimes. Although right now I am berating myself for not getting around to reading this post sooner…

]]> By: Anthony http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-28614 Anthony Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:50:28 +0000 http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-28614 I tend to rush through things quickly...heard this somewhere...."seize the day". We shld enjoy the process each day of our life. I tend to rush through things quickly…heard this somewhere….”seize the day”. We shld enjoy the process each day of our life.

]]> By: jenn in holland http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-28181 jenn in holland Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:09:50 +0000 http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-28181 We are tough on ourselves. We shouldn't be. When you figure out how to stop, please write the book. I will totally buy it. We are tough on ourselves. We shouldn’t be. When you figure out how to stop, please write the book. I will totally buy it.

]]> By: Pam http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-28167 Pam Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:27:30 +0000 http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-28167 Suffice to say that I feel compelled to shut down my blog because I wasn't nominated for a Bloggie award. Yeah, me and Dooce and Perez Hilton all in the same category !! But still, it made me feel very inadequate when what is really important is that *I* love to blog and my readers (all few of them) love me too!! We're taught humility at a very young age and at a very high price. Be kind to "others". Hmmmmm Suffice to say that I feel compelled to shut down my blog because I wasn’t nominated for a Bloggie award. Yeah, me and Dooce and Perez Hilton all in the same category !! But still, it made me feel very inadequate when what is really important is that *I* love to blog and my readers (all few of them) love me too!!
We’re taught humility at a very young age and at a very high price. Be kind to “others”. Hmmmmm

]]> By: susiej http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-28161 susiej Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:13:19 +0000 http://mymommysplace.com/blog/2008/01/27/if-you-cant-learn-to-do-something-well-learn-to-enjoy-doing-it-poorly/#comment-28161 Leslie -- you must take great photographs -- because your projects look very skillful to me... So, you can add photography to your list of talents, and writing... and being a good friend and Mom. Award for you at my place. Leslie — you must take great photographs — because your projects look very skillful to me… So, you can add photography to your list of talents, and writing… and being a good friend and Mom.

Award for you at my place.

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