Comments on: Good Enough http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/ simple is beautiful Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sarah http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7379 sarah Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:22:57 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=2574#comment-7379 There is nothing wrong with striving for contentment...creative or not. Trust me, I think we are alot alike but I will never stop reminding myself to be content with myself, my home, my life. I remind myself that my grandmothers, both incredibly smart, creative individuals, were also not constantly "wanting" something else than what they had. They used their creative talents peacefully...making a quilt, a pie, a home...without more material goods, without rushing, without buying lots of stuff, without spending hurried moments...I work for that same way of living in my heart. I think (and I'm on the same path of learning as you are) that it comes with taking the effort to feel centered everyday...to be grateful, to be calm, to be slow. .-= sarah´s last blog ..<a href="http://memoriesoncloverlane.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-not-to-regret.html" rel="nofollow">What NOT to Regret</a> =-. There is nothing wrong with striving for contentment…creative or not. Trust me, I think we are alot alike but I will never stop reminding myself to be content with myself, my home, my life. I remind myself that my grandmothers, both incredibly smart, creative individuals, were also not constantly “wanting” something else than what they had. They used their creative talents peacefully…making a quilt, a pie, a home…without more material goods, without rushing, without buying lots of stuff, without spending hurried moments…I work for that same way of living in my heart.
I think (and I’m on the same path of learning as you are) that it comes with taking the effort to feel centered everyday…to be grateful, to be calm, to be slow.
.-= sarah´s last blog ..What NOT to Regret =-.

]]> By: LobotoME http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7156 LobotoME Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:41:59 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=2574#comment-7156 hi emily ~~ i know exactly what you mean which is why i needed to take a deep breath, take a break and hit re-set...i felt a bit hippocritical blogging about simplicity & organization when i felt like i was spinning around in a circle! ;-) i think the important thing to remember is that it is OKAY to feel this way sometimes...it is OKAY to feel this way. i went to an amazing cultivating happiness workshop last night (i'll blog more about it soon) but the last meditation of the night was from eric kolvig and we repeated the mantra "I allow myself to be imperfect." It really struck a cord with me... hang in there and take good care ~ xo, jenny .-= LobotoME ´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LobotomeBrainFogBlog/~3/nMsGmMzCyz4/funk.html" rel="nofollow">{ the FUNK }</a> =-. hi emily ~~ i know exactly what you mean which is why i needed to take a deep breath, take a break and hit re-set…i felt a bit hippocritical blogging about simplicity & organization when i felt like i was spinning around in a circle! ;-) i think the important thing to remember is that it is OKAY to feel this way sometimes…it is OKAY to feel this way. i went to an amazing cultivating happiness workshop last night (i’ll blog more about it soon) but the last meditation of the night was from eric kolvig and we repeated the mantra “I allow myself to be imperfect.” It really struck a cord with me…

hang in there and take good care ~

xo, jenny
.-= LobotoME ´s last blog ..{ the FUNK } =-.

]]> By: Frugal Trenches http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7155 Frugal Trenches Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:48:19 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=2574#comment-7155 What a great post. I think there is something wholesome and realistic about good enough. I hope you are having a very good, wholesome and good enough day! :) .-= Frugal Trenches´s last blog ..<a href="http://notesfromthefrugaltrenches.com/2009/09/02/a-giveaway/" rel="nofollow">A Giveaway!</a> =-. What a great post. I think there is something wholesome and realistic about good enough. I hope you are having a very good, wholesome and good enough day! :)
.-= Frugal Trenches´s last blog ..A Giveaway! =-.

]]> By: Roxie http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7154 Roxie Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:18:35 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=2574#comment-7154 Good advice given here. I find that I have to have a bit of creative outlet - it just adds such a fullness to life. As said above, it's not about being discontent with what you have. .-= Roxie´s last blog ..<a href="http://gravelandrust.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-need-to-be-committed.html" rel="nofollow">I Need to Be Committed</a> =-. Good advice given here. I find that I have to have a bit of creative outlet – it just adds such a fullness to life. As said above, it’s not about being discontent with what you have.
.-= Roxie´s last blog ..I Need to Be Committed =-.

]]> By: Emily http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7152 Emily Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:10:57 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=2574#comment-7152 It has occurred to me in the past year that I am a creative person. I never, before last year, would've ever thought this of myself. Earlier in the summer, a family member told me that I have the creative streak my dad and brother have. They are artists - painters - and since I can't paint for anything, I never thought I had that. I always said they got the art genes. I am beginning to realize that I *do* have that creative/art in me, just in a different way. The comment was made regarding my photography, which I love learning about and doing, but my heart is in words, writing. It's all a journey to find where I want to be. Right now. Different from yesterday, not yet reaching tomorrow. I now see that it's not discontent, it's simply needing a creative outlet. I have this house to thank for me uncovering the creative in me in the first place. It has occurred to me in the past year that I am a creative person. I never, before last year, would’ve ever thought this of myself. Earlier in the summer, a family member told me that I have the creative streak my dad and brother have. They are artists – painters – and since I can’t paint for anything, I never thought I had that. I always said they got the art genes. I am beginning to realize that I *do* have that creative/art in me, just in a different way. The comment was made regarding my photography, which I love learning about and doing, but my heart is in words, writing.

It’s all a journey to find where I want to be. Right now. Different from yesterday, not yet reaching tomorrow.

I now see that it’s not discontent, it’s simply needing a creative outlet. I have this house to thank for me uncovering the creative in me in the first place.

]]> By: Lance http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7151 Lance Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:04:25 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=2574#comment-7151 Emily, A good friend left me with this thought recently: My life revolves around ________ (fill in the blank). As I think about this, I really resonate with "love" in that blank. Not that that's what I have there - although that's what I'm striving for. I don't know, something about this statement really made me think about my life a bit differently, and to what really mattered. Emily, I feel very much that you are a person grounded in what is right and good. Still, you know "you" better than anyone else.... .-= Lance´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JungleOfLife/~3/u2UuBLnNy1Y/" rel="nofollow">Sunday Thought For The Day</a> =-. Emily,
A good friend left me with this thought recently: My life revolves around ________ (fill in the blank). As I think about this, I really resonate with “love” in that blank. Not that that’s what I have there – although that’s what I’m striving for. I don’t know, something about this statement really made me think about my life a bit differently, and to what really mattered. Emily, I feel very much that you are a person grounded in what is right and good. Still, you know “you” better than anyone else….
.-= Lance´s last blog ..Sunday Thought For The Day =-.

]]> By: Denise http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7150 Denise Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:37:55 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=2574#comment-7150 Emily, Susan's comment is good. I hope you give it some thought :) .-= Denise ´s last blog ..<a href="http://dmoms.blogspot.com/2009/09/girl-crush.html" rel="nofollow">girl crush</a> =-. Emily, Susan’s comment is good. I hope you give it some thought :)
.-= Denise ´s last blog ..girl crush =-.

]]> By: Susan http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2009/09/01/good-enough-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7149 Susan Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:08:26 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=2574#comment-7149 Hi Emily, I am a therapist and have an idea for you. What you are describing may not be a problem with never being content. Is it possible you are a creative person - and you just love/need to create. You seem to have picked your home as the primary outlet for your creativity. Hence, you will always want to change it because you seem to have an inner need to create. Perhaps, it is time to expand your creativity to include different types of projects besides home improvement. You can view it as discontent, but make sure it isn't boredom. Also...didn't your little ones start school - are you suffering from young children empty nest syndrome? :0) Hi Emily,

I am a therapist and have an idea for you. What you are describing may not be a problem with never being content. Is it possible you are a creative person – and you just love/need to create. You seem to have picked your home as the primary outlet for your creativity. Hence, you will always want to change it because you seem to have an inner need to create. Perhaps, it is time to expand your creativity to include different types of projects besides home improvement.

You can view it as discontent, but make sure it isn’t boredom. Also…didn’t your little ones start school – are you suffering from young children empty nest syndrome? :0)

]]>