03/29/2021
โข ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ โข
I wasnโt sure if I was going to post this painting because I found many mistakes, but I donโt think you guys can see it. Or do you? Anyways ... You see, I am a perfectionist. Or I was anyway. Whenever I write notes and see that my writing is not decent or I find some mistakes, usually I take another paper, and I rewrite it again. You would say, why canโt she just use a correction tape/white ink when she makes a mistake? Well, because if I put a correction tape on top of my mistake, my mistake will still be there, and the correction tape would still be visible. And for a perfectionist, that can be irritating. Being a perfectionist is a progress killer. I have soo many artworks and notes that are not finished because I think itโs not perfect enough, and then I do it again and end up not having enough time or will to finish it. Chasing perfection leads to dissatisfaction. I can tell you that. Iโm not saying aim low and do/submit something crappy. I'm saying that Iโve learned to accept any โrusty spotsโ that I might have (no one is perfect). I was about to give up during this painting because it doesnโt look like what I wanted it to look like. Many thoughts were rushing through my mind, reasons I should stop and why I should finish it. But while I was thinking, I was painting unconsciously, and it was starting to look โgood enoughโ for me to continue. So I just had to trust the process and hope for the best. And if it didnโt turn out well, ooofff at least I tried. In the end, nothing is really perfect. I always remember that making progress always comes before perfection. Embrace all the mistakes you have because they will lead you to success. If you donโt know what itโs like to have mistakes and losses, you wonโt know what success feels like. Just like you won't know happiness if you didnโt experience sadness. I think humans need to feel negative things for us to know what positive things feel like. Anyways, back to my topic about perfectionism. Instead of aiming for โperfectโ, aim for โgood enough.' You will thank yourself in the long run. Now that youโve come this far, I hope you keep moving forward, moving on and donโt let perfectionism eat you. Remember, progress is ๐ to success. Oh, and donโt let the opinion of other people get into you because it's called โopinionโ for a reason.
(If my grammar sucks, I'm not an English major, nor do I like writing essays ๐, so donโt judge unless youโre a judge, charr ) k bye. I hope I didnโt waste your time.
P.S. I use correction tape more often now and would even use the correction tape to cross out a whole sentence and idgaf And having a bad handwriting doesnโt even bother me that much anymore ๐
