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Doing The Best I Can

Posted by in Marlene's Musings | 1 comment

Marlene’s Mid-Life Diary

I’m overwhelmed today by all the tasks I have on my plate and worse stil,l I’m feeling guilty for not doing my blog everyday without fail. It makes me feel like I am falling behind.

Then I look at the fact that no one really cares, these are self imposed guidelines that I have set, that set me up to fail and give me a reason to feel bad. I’m not perfect and somedays I just don’t accomplish as much as others. All I can do is the best I can and know that’s good enough!

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1 Comment

  1. BeckyJoie / July 13, 2009

    Marlene, you are so right. These are self-imposed rules that set us up for disappointment sometimes. I do the same thing with my blogs. I even coined a phrase for when I miss blogging, “bloglinkwent”. LOL. I aim for the goal of everyday but now I leave myself a little room to skip when necessary. We are good at showing grace toward others but hard on ourselves. We are people too. It’s time to show ourselves some grace. :>) Nice post.

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About the Author : Marlene

My passion has always been storytelling whether that involves writing or imagery. Following this passion, I built a 20-year career licensing my unique hand painted illustrations and product designs to renowned companies in the gift, paper, and home décor categories. My clients include Waterford Wedgwood, Tiffany & Co., George Caspari, Shurman Fine Papers, Block China, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Cartier, Shaw Living, Stephen Lawrence, and many more. To view samples of my artwork, just go to http://www.createdigitalart.com/designers/marlene.php. Now, my passion has taken me to blogging, compiling, and sharing stories of people who in their own small way have made a difference in someone’s life; stories that have the amazing ability to reawaken our senses to experience everything that is and can be good in the world and connect us with each other.

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