today doesn't have to be perfect

[matsushima]

It's past sunset here. I slept most of the day away after running a few errands in the morning. (I had charms to burn and charms to buy.)

I know we all want to begin as we mean to go on but I want to remind everyone that if January 1, 2025 was not perfect - if you resolved to change out of your pajamas every day but didn't even get out of bed, if your goal is to read 100 books this year but you were too tired by the time you got home, any little (or big) way you felt like you "failed" today - it's OK. Today does not have to be any more important than the other 364 days this year. It is not a sign of bad things to come if you, for example, dropped your crepe and got hot sugar butter all over yourself and your clothes and had to walk home covered in sticky goop. *ahem*

I have OCD and one of my "things" is significant dates. If you have similar anxieties and struggles, this is a reminder that today doesn't have to be perfect. If you're having a really rough start to your year, you can tell yourself that you're getting your bad luck out of the way early. You can pick a date and say "the year doesn't really start until [Tolkien Day (January 3), Epiphany/Three Kings Day (January 6), Earth's Rotation Day (January 8), Appreciate a Dragon Day (January 16), etc.]" to give yourself some slack.

Finally, don't forget that "good enough is good enough" and "perfect is the enemy of good."

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[ysabetwordsmith]

I tell people that if they aim to do 50 things but only finish 3, that's probably still 3 they wouldn't have done without setting that goal. It's progress.