Joyelle: What Is Good for Us
I had to laugh the other day when Sheri McConnell
posted this as her Twitter update:
Before you diagnose yourself w/depression or low self-esteem,
first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.
Clearly this post resonated with many others too,
because I saw it re-tweeted several times through the day.
And I think that we all laugh because we see
how we have done this to ourselves.
I know I have driven myself into therapy
because I wasn’t careful enough about choosing
who I had around me.
I am a highly sensitive person,
as I think most artists are.
I am also very empathic,
and have a great desire to prove my own worth
by taking care of others.
This is not a healthy combination.
I have learned to recognize this pattern in myself.
After reading The Happiness Project,
one of my personal 12 Commandments became
“When you feel the urge to do more, STOP.”
Because I know that I often over-extend myself.
I am trying to
“pick out what is good”
for me.
Some of the things I have learned in this process:
*if you want to have a good marriage,
spend time with couples who treat each
other with love and respect
*if you want to make more art,
surround yourself with artists
*if you want to have more fun,
surround yourself with people
who make you laugh
I could go on, but you get the idea.
What about you?
What do you want more of? Less of?
What can you pick out that is good for you?
Crossposted from An Artful Endeavor
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Studio Mothers: Life & Art 
Wonderful post, I can so relate to this. Thanks for sharing.
Loved reading this!!!