Sunday, June 13, 2010

Don't base your happiness on the recognition of others...

I learned a good lesson this week. Not only that, I had a good insight to me as a person as well. Its nothing new that I am a type A person. I'm analytical, almost to a fault. I believe there is a reason to everything, and I try to understand everything, something we all know isn't attainable. This week I realized also that I base a lot of my happiness and pride in my achievements in the others recognizing what I do. I learned that if someone wasn't saying good job, or keep up the good work, that I often felt as if I wasn't doing a good job or what I did wasn't good enough. Its good to have others appreciate what you do, don't get me wrong, but how sad is it that I needed to hear people say that. I should take pride in myself and what I do, despite others. I don't need recognition or praise. I have myself, and that's enough. I should have the confidence to know that I work hard and do a good job at what I do. I am such a person that needs verbal affirmation in life, but I think its time that I stop depending on that. If I don't, life will be full of disappointment. Not only that, but I want to stop thinking about everything all the time and just enjoy life and live it to the fullest.

Until next time,
Jeorgia Tidwell