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OK, you’re right, crash and burn. Not that birds burn when they crash.
Ugh.
OK, back on track. Which is why it’s OK today.
I often (huh, another O word lurking right there in the open) find myself saying “OK” to myself, sometimes aloud, sometimes inside this cavernous head-space of mine. For me it can be a segue, a shortcut for “time to get on with it.” Settle in and settle down.
OK.
Of course (oh the philosophizing I could have done with “of.” And “oh.” Oh O), that’s not all there is to OK. OK can be reassurance; OK can be mediocre. OK can be simply OK.
We so often want more than OK, better than OK, more exciting than OK, more perfect than OK. For some of us, and I’m not naming any names but one can probably be found at the upper left of this blog, learning to live with OK is a process. For that person who shall remain nameless, yoga is so helpful in this endeavor. There’s no perfection in yoga; you shake, you wobble, you try and trying is all you need to do.
First drafts are never more than OK. And that’s OK.
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Orca is genuinely my favourite animal in the world 🙂
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They’re so beautiful and so smart!
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My husband says “fine” a lot – how are you? Fine. How was your day? Fine How’s things? Fine. It’s the OK of his world. Me – I’m a “Fabulous” person so for all his “Fine” answers, mine are “Fabulous!”
Leanne | http://www.crestingthehill.com.au
P for Practice makes Perfect
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I like that attitude! Say it enough and you are. I should try that.
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The danger is when it becomes cynical or sarcastic though. We all have our default phrases, but I think that sometimes it’s worth while checking out how we’re using it. I realised that I was overusing something once and, basically operated a swear jar on that phrase for a week – it’s amazing how poerful that mindfulness can be.
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Of course, OK can also mean ‘good enough’, a phrase I’ve been learning to embrace – if somewhat tentatively. That perfectionism will be the death of us otherwise. C’mon, join me, it’ll be OK 😉
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I’m trying! I’m definitely trying, the yoga helps, though. We can do so little in life perfectly, and yet… 🙂
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I found Pilates helped, I really should start that again. One of many shoulds …
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I get it, definitely.
Sometimes it’s difficult to get yourself going for the stuff that matters to you but only really to you. Let yourself feel better first!
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