Mantras

I'm feeling better each day about the whole diploma vs bachelor situation, but I still have lingering anxiety. I have such a deep rooted fear of failure. I have a deep rooted fear of feeling the need to be perfect. I don't know who I need to be perfect for, or where it comes from.

My new mantras:

Decide, commit, succeed. It doesn't matter what my other options are, my commitment is to the social work diploma. I'm optimistic that it'll get me to where I want to go. And if it doesn't, then I'll go back to the drawing board. It shouldn't be seen as a failure. I think that's what life is all about, going back to the drawing board many times over.

I am not perfect, but I'm perfect the way that I am. I don't believe this 100%, but that's the purpose of a mantra, is to start changing your thought patterns. In this moment in time, I don't think I'm good enough.. but I'm working on it. I'm taking the steps that I can in order to change my mental state.