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Jun 06, 2004, 02:10 PM
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-The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high
and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. - Michelangelo Buonarroti, Painter, Sculptor Jenn |
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Jun 06, 2004, 02:12 PM
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Awesome quote, and quite true, as well
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Jun 06, 2004, 02:32 PM
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Michelangelo ... my hero
 Excellent quote ... thanks! 
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Jun 06, 2004, 02:41 PM
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You are quite welcome! I thought this quote was really inspiring.
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Jun 06, 2004, 11:07 PM
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It's funny how some of you seem to indentify so deeply with this quote and it seems to contrary to my own way of looking at things. My mom recently said to me that I wouldn't be happy until I'd won the Nobel Peace Prize and that held more truth to it.
Di <font color=purple>When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.</font color=purple> ---<font color=black> Franklin D. Roosevelt</font color=black>
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Jun 07, 2004, 06:49 PM
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Di,
The converse to that is that perfectionism is paralyzing. It keeps us from trying at all, as opposed to aiming as high as we can and congratulating ourselves for as high as we get before taking another shot to see if we can do even better. So you are better off if you appreciate what you achieve, but don't stop there. Am I making any sense? <font color=orange>"Never forget: 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2."</font color=orange>
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“We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of.” – John H. Groberg 
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Jun 07, 2004, 11:45 PM
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So, I guess misintrepeted the quote the problem is: in reacting to our perfectionism we completely lower the bar, but when we meet our reduced expectations we don't attempt to raise them in a reasonable fashion. I think I understand what you're saying now.
Di <font color=purple>When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.</font color=purple> ---<font color=black> Franklin D. Roosevelt</font color=black>
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It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction! ---"Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society". Abraham Lincoln Online. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 30, 1859. |
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Jun 08, 2004, 09:25 AM
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HMMM interesting comments here.
What I read is that for MOST of us, we only aim for what we know we can do: something safe. Yet, we should aim higher, even if we miss. As for perfectionism, the problem with that is that you can NEVER attain perfect, though you might constantly try. And the problem within that is your attitude about it: you feel like a failure when you don't produce perfection! Nothing is good enough, you always feel like you can do better if... and thus you translate this into, "I am not good enough." The stress can kill you. <font color=purple>Ideally, we feel safe enough to aim higher than we can safely see, and accept the elements learned for the trying, regardless of the outcome, and once in a while, we will soar with the eagles! Whaddya think? <font color=blue> meditation is a true way to connect to the Source </font color=blue>
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