Radical acceptance of self

[Zoe Girl]

Here is my next step in supporting my health. After processing a lot of the last couple weeks, realizing i am walking on eggshells a lot of the time, and then sleeping on it i am going with radical sel accceptance of my artsy self. Really there is no other way to go forward. I could puT my nose down and just keep micromanaging to avoid doing something wrong. Or maybe by really lovong myself i can build things up. Meanwhile the world really has sh** stacked against us. So being perfectly organized won't prevent all of this.

I am also a little concerned that the stress of the last couple weeks has me in a hypo manic state. I am going to call dr, i don't have a regular counselor. I just don't know when i am in it. I am not spending money or quitting my job so it is managed.

[razz]

ZG, what would you advise someone going through all of this? S**t happens. One cannot control that or prevent that from happening. Is the artsy or the perfectionist that is being challenged?

[Zoe Girl]

For my own kids i would remind them to get outside and do art every week. Don't let the illusion of getting it all perfect drive you to not have a full life. I have let the illusion of getting work just right increase my stress to a breaking point.

Does that make sense?

[Tybee]

Don't let the illusion of getting it all perfect drive you to not have a full life. I have let the illusion of getting work just right increase my stress to a breaking point.

Does that make sense?

OMG, Zoe, you have just described me to a t at work. Wow. I have to take this in and process it.
Thank you.

[catherine]

OMG, Zoe, you have just described me to a t at work. Wow. I have to take this in and process it.
Thank you.

Ditto!

[JaneV2.0]

I always felt that time at work was time lost, not really my own--even when I had ample time to read, while working off shifts. I had a sign at my desk that said "Arbeit Macht Frei." And finally, it did. I hope you find some solution to your mismatch.

[catherine]

I had a sign at my desk that said "Arbeit Macht Frei."

Wow. That would definitely put one off the idea of work. I prefer Kahlil Gibran: Work is love made visible. But, yes, in most cases in a wage slave economy, there's no love in the work there. No freedom either, until you make it work for you, as you did, Jane. Good for you!

[JaneV2.0]

I don't think most people can craft a workplace for themselves that enables them to "make love visible." Economic concerns, and all...
Making love visible seems achievable on a personal level--taking care of a loved one, showing concern for strangers, that kind of thing.
Kudos to anyone who can pull that off while sorting widgets or stocking shelves.

[catherine]

I don't think most people can craft a workplace for themselves that enables them to "make love visible." Economic concerns, and all...
Making love visible seems achievable on a personal level--taking care of a loved one, showing concern for strangers, that kind of thing.
Kudos to anyone who can pull that off while sorting widgets or stocking shelves.

Agreed.

I worked for one company where the principal really cared about her employees. Gave a free ticket home to one employee whose father was dying in the UK, and ordered a helicopter to transport another employee to a better hospital when a strange illness befell him. I really felt "family" in her workplace. Ironically, she left disgraced.

[ApatheticNoMore]

Kahlil Gibran: Work is love made visible.

then I hate love.