Comments on: My Portion: When Good Enough is Enough http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:34:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: My Seven Links To Start August Off Right « eating bender http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-29770 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:47:39 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-29770 [...] When Good Enough Is Good Enough [...]

]]> By: Refueling « eating bender http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-27105 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:30:55 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-27105 [...] and after Bobby gets home and says his plans are to take it easy, too. This is very different from the exercise-obsessed person I was in college and I have to admit, I like the more easygoing [...]

]]> By: When Good Enough is Enough « Pursuing Our Passion http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-23810 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:20:05 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-23810 [...] how lessons I once learned are sometimes repeated over and over again until they truly [...]

]]> By: Jenn (eating bender) http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-15049 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:08:23 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-15049 shannon ~ Thank you!!

]]> By: shannon http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-14070 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:50:20 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-14070 Awesome post. You’re a great writer.

]]> By: All Vegged Out http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-1792 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:25:21 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-1792 Wow, I struggle daily with this… well more accurately secondly (if that’s a word?). I’ve always been so afraid that if I don’t excel at everything then I’ll fail at everything. This post really inspired me to focus on “good enough” because adequate will definitely equal contentedness!!!

P.S. I looooove “My Portion”

]]> By: Fitzalan http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-1791 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:03:48 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-1791 I just wanted to reply to what Chandra posted…. It is so amazing that so many of us on here have gone through the exact same things despite so many other differences in our lives. It took me to nearly stressing myself to death about being perfect and excellent for everyone else that I totally forgot how to make myself happy. It was a lot of work to learn to relax and make decisions for myself.

Part of me is glad I didn’t learn any of this until after college though. I did get much better grades and didn’t have a procrastination problem like so many of my friends.

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]]> By: Jenn http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-1787 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:34:09 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-1787 Karla ~ That is so funny about your dad because it is totally something my dad would say to me!!

Rose ~ Thank you so much :) I left you a comment on your blog about it.

ruby red vegan ~ Thank you! I’m looking forward to the next one now, too – haha :)

chandra ~ Thank you so much! And if you do find that poem, send it my way – I will totally post it because that’s just too funny.

]]> By: chandra http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-1781 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:17:08 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-1781 Of course, I’m late to respond because I procrastinate… :-)

BUT anywho – I read this post at work Tuesday morning and hadn’t had a chance to comment (because you know, I was supposed to be working), but late Tuesday afternoon I was in a conference call in a managers office and I saw one of those “Inspirational Poems” on her wall. It was called “Good Enough Isn’t Enough” and I almost laughed aloud. First of all the poem was not inspirational at all which made me laugh, but I also thought of you and this post and how it relates to so many people, including myself. (If I can find the poem I’ll send it to you, but I haven’t been able to get it yet.)

All through school (elementary through college) I always strived to be my best. I remember the first time I got a B as a grade I went home crying because I thought “B” was “Bad”. It was all downhill from there, and it carried over into other things such as friendships, work, etc… I always had to be everything for everyone and it was exhausting. It wasn’t until a year or so ago that I realized I don’t have to be a super hero, people will still like me if I’m not 100% amazing all the time, and there is no reason for me to have to constantly exhaust myself trying to “do my best” all the time. Sometimes “good enough” IS the perfect amount of effort. :-)

Thanks for writing this. It’s hard to open up sometimes, but it’s always nice to know you aren’t alone in your ways of thinking. ;-)

Have a great day Jenn!!

]]> By: Still smiling. « eating bender http://eatingbender.com/2008/08/11/my-portion-when-good-enough-is-enough/#comment-1770 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:02:19 +0000 http://eatingbender.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-1770 [...] I’m definitely still smiling as I continue to read the feedback from my last post So I’ll say it one more time: THANK [...]

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