I learned last night that I still have a long way to go toward achieving the goals of my happiness project. The dogs seem to be a constant test of how well I am following the principles of happiness I laid out. They chewed the leg of the brand new kitchen table and I ranted and raved for a good couple of hours.
We had our previous table since before we were married, so a bit over 15 years. It was not a great table and was much too small for the 6 of us. Maria finally found a new one, and it is very nice (all wood). The dogs chewed the foot of the table and destroyed the routed design on the edges. I had to spend about a 1/2 hour fixing it with wood filler and trying to make it look like it used to. It never will, since the grain can't be recreated with filler.
The damaged piece is near the floor and not that visible. I repaired it pretty well, if I do say so myself. However, the perfectionist in me comes out and I want to redo it to try to make it better and spend even more time obsessing. I must resist, though. I need to obey rules numbers 3 and 6 (as Maria kept reminding me): Let it go and Forgive
As a result of this and other things over the past couple of months, I think I need to add more happiness rules.
8. It's just stuff (to remind me that things don't matter, people do)
9. Don't take criticism personally
10. Learn from mistakes, don't dwell on them
I am going to try to put this list in the right column of the blog using the page elements tools on bloger so that it serves as a constant reminder.
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