Having realistic expectations for myself has always been a struggle. I often set myself up for disappointment and frustration from the beginning with my self expectations. Getting the opportunity to watch someone who has walked a similar path and learning from their journey is an amazing opportunity!
Going into this experience, I was anxious about the expectations for work performance, personal interactions, and the balance of work and home. Now I month in, I have found a rhythm and a peace like I've never had. I look forward to each day, excited about what challenges will present themselves, what experiences I will get to embrace, and what opportunities for learning I will have. While earth shattering Aha! moments are not occurring, as I sit back and relax, I am realizing the little seeds, the small gardens that are being planted. And I know that these small items, will one day be mighty moments when its time. I am finding myself having an easier time trusting in the unknown plan and embracing what is to come.
As I am told daily, under promise and over deliver. Those words are becoming in ingrained in me. Promise what you are sure you can deliver and then strive to go above and beyond it. Set yourself a realistic expectation and then wow the world if you deliver more but you will never disappoint this way. In my world of wanting to deliver the moon daily, I am finding that if I focus on giving my best, I have the patience and peace to deliver more- I am not lost in the stress of roping the moon. And this, enjoying my actions, is the best feeling in the world.
Having felt it now, I don't want to let go.... I am seeing how the balance works for others, how they find it and maintain it and I am experiencing the feelings that come from having your life in a more balanced place. While I know I still have much work ahead of me, I know that I am on right path and have peace in what may lay ahead.
