On Chilling Out

A wise man once said, "Perfectionism is likely to be helpful in moderation but increasingly problematic when taken to extremes."

I can't even begin to explain how perfectly this image represents my life. And yes, even in my childhood. I love order; when everything is planned, organized, and in its place. I can think clearly, feel rested, and start enjoying other things.

But sometimes you can't control things. Sometimes they pour out all over you in a cripplingly overwhelming sort of way and there's nothing that you can do about it except spend that last bit of energy not freaking out. Kind of like when you put things on Kitsune.

I get that this sounds simple, but it's such a hard thing to do! I have to imagine it's difficult even for the more laid back souls out there. It might be obvious by now that I'm currently in a struggle of freaking out vs. chilling out and at some point I thought that telling the internet about this problem would help. The moral of the story is that we can only control some things and we can't stress out over the other stuff we can't control. You do the best you can (and trust that it's pretty darn good, seeing that you are a perfectionist after all) and put it away - really away - when you can't anymore.