Comments on: Daring Mondays: Back to Basics

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:51:58 +0000

Oh gosh, you are welcome. And thanks for the compliment. I never thought of myself as making the complicated simple, but Carlos said something much like that so I must be missing that about myself.

You’re welcome for my insight… it was selfishly minded, but I’m happy to share!

Yours,
Megan

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:49:15 +0000

Perfectionism! Everybody’s arch nemesis…

Actually, mine is more what people think of me. Seems I have some deep rooted issues about being accepted… one step at a time though right .

Yours,
Megan

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:01:50 +0000

This is so true, Megan. We lose our passion & enthusiasm so often because of not feeling “good enough” and moving away the heart and feeling place to the thinking and over-analyzing place. I’m working very hard to lose my quest for perfectionism and worrying about what everyone else thinks because it completely robs me of my joy. I’m taking a really HUGE step towards this “release” on my blog tomorrow (Tuesday 3/30). It’s a very daring & scary leap, but one that I believe I will be very glad that I made by the end of the day!
Go forth & create a day filled with love, laughter & magic!
Hugs,
Kim

By: Jana Lee

Jana Lee — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:27:58 +0000

Megan-I love how you can make something that seems so complicated-simple! I totally see this pattern over and over again in my life…and I want to come back to “Joy” and complete the things I started..and focus on what is nourishing to my soul-rather then feeling as if it is a task master!
Thank-you for your insight!

By: FabuLeslie

FabuLeslie — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:39:03 +0000

I have just reconnected with my passion for writing. I did this by starting my blog about a month ago, and it’s a great joy! In addition (and I love how joy works like this), it has helped me reconnect with the basics of my job, and find more joy there, too. It’s like a snowball effect. I teach first grade, and I haven’t burned out, but it’s an intense job at a school where most of our kids qualify for free lunch and breakfast. It can be draining. The thing is, when I started writing the blog, I was able to reconnect with the joy in my job because I was always looking for the “funny” in what the kids say and do. I had done that when I first became a teacher, too, but I started to feel like I’d seen and heard it all, and I wasn’t as present in the moment with my kids. Now, not only do I find great stories to tell about my kids, but my walks with my dog around the neighborhood seem funnier, and my conversations with other adults seem more enjoyable. Whatever it is, when I’m looking at it through my writer’s eyes, or my photographer’s lens (I use the word photographer loosely!), it’s just better. Because I have to be connected to it in the present moment if I’m gonna post about it. That’s how I’m chasing my bliss…

By: Carlos Velez

Carlos Velez — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:58:21 +0000

Megan, you strike to the very heart of the thing every time. Yes, this definitely happens to me and I believe I see it happen to my wife as well. Sometimes there is a lot of merit to being self taught. You may miss out on some helpful lessons, but you can also miss out on some very limiting ones.

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:57:02 +0000

Thanks Carlos. You always say the nicest things to me…

Did your comment get cut off or is it just missing the “e”?

Yours,
Megan