I guess each person is different. Like Kacy, I don't use perfect as a goal. I use being better than yesterday.
For me, I get excited by something
new. Also, if my life outside of teaching is not fun and exciting, then I feel lackluster and it comes through. For me it's about making sure I have plenty of time to play and be with friends that I enjoy. I just know that there has to be one thing in my life to bring excitement to all of it. That one thing is always changing...it might be a book I'm reading, more often it's friends I enjoy laughing with, getting out in the woods for a day in the freezing cold while everyone with any sense is indoors, skating (I grew up figure skating!

) Lately, it's the thrill of throwing and being thrown in jujitsu!
It's all about process and now. Planning is necessity, but for me, when I get caught up in what is going to be, I forget to enjoy now. I have to make my plans, set them in motion, and then do something else. There is always a wait between setting things in motion and actual results that just makes me bonkers!
Only you can know what's right for you. I only know the few things I read about you in a few threads. But you were one of my favorite people here from the first day I started reading the boards, so I hope you find the key you need right now to bring brightness to everything you do.
