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Saturday I’m teaching Journal Writing for Perfectionists. I was prepping the sample technique pages earlier tonight (that’s some of them in the photo above) and remembering how hard it is to be a perfectionist. All that control. All that belief that I could control other people, events, life. It sure took me a long time to learn control is not a virtue when it comes to other people.
But we do get chances to be grateful. My first gratitude journal was thin and mostly blank. It’s easier now to be grateful.
Some guy in a Ford truck cut me off today. I decided it was a small price to pay for having so many smart blog readers who leave smart comments.
Later at the library, a lady was allowing her little girl to empty her purse and help find her library card. The little girl got distracted and the mother didn’t encourage her to find the library card so other people could use the check-out machine. The line behind me grew. Finally another woman cut in front of me and said, “I’m in a bigger hurry than you, I have kids.” I didn’t yell at her. It was in exchange for good friends who are kind and considerate. Once you get the hang of gratitude and give up control, life gets easier.
There are still some spaces in the class. It’s on Saturday, March 9 at Paradise Valley (AZ) Community College, from 9 a.m. to noon in Building Q. Details and registration are on this page. You can have fun if you are a recovering perfectionist, too.
–-Quinn McDonald is teaching grammar tomorrow and journaling on Saturday. This does not seem odd to her.
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