Sunday, July 24, 2005
Good enough is Good Enough
We seem to be a society that is obsessed with extremes... somehow it's not good enough unless it's great. Work has to be excellent or best practice (wonder who started with ordinary practice?). Bodies have to be attractive (and slim). And of course, we have to be the best we can be! It's not enough to play games, it's important to be on winning teams. Superpower, super-model, superstar, new & improved, super laxatives and Olympic medals...
I am considering writing a book with the working title: Abandoning Excellence - Good Enough is Good Enough. It will promote relaxing, slowing down, enjoying each other the way we are, striving for good enough in raising kids, getting jobs, getting fit, eating and on and on.
If this resonates with you, I'd love to hear your ideas for content.
If it doesn't resonate - feel free to climb back on the treadmill, find your perfect lover, be passionate in all you do... and you're very beautiful - really.
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Thanks Rachel - work is probably one of the big "good enough is good enough" sicko places. Not every job can be filled with passion, excellence, making a real difference and somehow be changing our destiny. I used to shovel poop at a zoo for example - good enough too...
Amen and amen! We're driving ourselves crazy trying to be as precise and soul-less as a pack of ruddy computers! Good post.
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