I was blessed to learn from my parents that contentment and doing the best you can according to your capacity is the key to feeling happy and making progress.The other precious lesson they taught me is listen to you inner voice and follow the right path. We learn such precious lessons by not what they say but by what they do.. They provided role modeling by their actions. They were authentic and humble, not all -knowing.
In my teaching adolescent students and counseling their parents being obsessed with the perfection syndrome. They are driven by being perfect giving no room and acceptance for being human, making mistakes, accepting them and learning from our own mistakes.They want to appear best and strong and perfect in the eyes of others. It sure makes them unhappy and miserable. I help them by sharing my mistakes with them and learning from my mistakes. We do not need to forget that we all are human beings like others prone to making mistakes, learning from our mistakes, getting help from others when we fall down,getting up and moving on. The acceptance of being who we are makes us connected with others who are just like us, Self worth, worth coming from within, is what makes us feel rich, beautiful, contented and happy.
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave
On May 22, 2018Dianne wrote :
Jagdish, Your students are equally blessed to have you teach them what you know. It is so valuable. Thank you. Your comment meant a lot to me.
On May 18, 2018 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
I was blessed to learn from my parents that contentment and doing the best you can according to your capacity is the key to feeling happy and making progress.The other precious lesson they taught me is listen to you inner voice and follow the right path. We learn such precious lessons by not what they say but by what they do.. They provided role modeling by their actions. They were authentic and humble, not all -knowing.
In my teaching adolescent students and counseling their parents being obsessed with the perfection syndrome. They are driven by being perfect giving no room and acceptance for being human, making mistakes, accepting them and learning from our own mistakes.They want to appear best and strong and perfect in the eyes of others. It sure makes them unhappy and miserable. I help them by sharing my mistakes with them and learning from my mistakes. We do not need to forget that we all are human beings like others prone to making mistakes, learning from our mistakes, getting help from others when we fall down,getting up and moving on. The acceptance of being who we are makes us connected with others who are just like us, Self worth, worth coming from within, is what makes us feel rich, beautiful, contented and happy.
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave