Sinar_Matahari
Well-known member
I suppose this depends on my mood and what I'm beating myself up over. The more effort and passion that I have for what I'm doing, the more I am hard on myself. Sometimes I can accept that I didn't do something perfect, but when I'm adamant about doing in perfectly and I don't get it right then I get can become upset.
For instance: I enjoy cooking and put lots of love and pride into it preparing meals for my family. I love trying out new recipes and also making my own. The other day, I spent a good portion of my late afternoon preparing dinner, and in the end, I accidentally put too much of one thing in the mix. It still came out good, but it wasn't what I expected - it wasn't perfect. So I was very upset.
Eventually, I got over it because I know that I could get it perfect the next time, and I told myself that it was my first try and that sometimes a person has to do something numerous times before getting it right. Basically, I just gave myself a break and credit for having tried my best. Besides, I had fun preparing the food and I can say that I cook very well the majority of the time. Then there's the point that I learned new things, learned from my mistakes and developed some new ideas on how to make the recipes better.
Also, the crab cakes turned out very good for my first try so at least I got some satisfaction out of that. Also, my husband thought the shrimp risotto was yummy so that made me happy.
Overall, now I feel a sense of accomplishment, and the positives outweighs the negatives. Yesterday's lunch and dinner was tasty and that kind of gave me some confidence.
For instance: I enjoy cooking and put lots of love and pride into it preparing meals for my family. I love trying out new recipes and also making my own. The other day, I spent a good portion of my late afternoon preparing dinner, and in the end, I accidentally put too much of one thing in the mix. It still came out good, but it wasn't what I expected - it wasn't perfect. So I was very upset.
Eventually, I got over it because I know that I could get it perfect the next time, and I told myself that it was my first try and that sometimes a person has to do something numerous times before getting it right. Basically, I just gave myself a break and credit for having tried my best. Besides, I had fun preparing the food and I can say that I cook very well the majority of the time. Then there's the point that I learned new things, learned from my mistakes and developed some new ideas on how to make the recipes better.
Also, the crab cakes turned out very good for my first try so at least I got some satisfaction out of that. Also, my husband thought the shrimp risotto was yummy so that made me happy.
Overall, now I feel a sense of accomplishment, and the positives outweighs the negatives. Yesterday's lunch and dinner was tasty and that kind of gave me some confidence.
