Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 +JMJ+ Am I the only who seems to be striving for perfection, even when I cannot attain it (At least not here on earth)? I guess I've been really down because I haven't been meeting my expectations for myself. It can be really stupid things too, simple things that I could have done to be more humble or selfless, but instead I feel like I was extreamly greedy and selfish, even though I really wasn't horrible about. I don't know. I feel like I'm babbling on and on... that's all from me... God Bless and Mary Protect... Yours in the Most Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, FutureNunJMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daugher-of-Mary Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Yes, I know what you mean. Please be careful about beating yourself up about it...I got in the habit of doing that, and ended up with a year of scrupulosity which was horrible. Instead give yourself ENTIRELY to Jesus and trust Him to give you the strength and love that you need. If you fall, don't dwell on it, but concentrate on getting up and moving on. [quote]"I understood so well that it is only love which makes us acceptable to God that this love is the only good I ambition. Jesus deigned to show me the road that leads to this Divine Furnace, and this road is the [b]surrender[/b] of the little child who sleeps without fear in its Father's arms." [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 +JMJ+ Hey, where's that quote from? It's awesome! God Bless and Mary Protect... Yours in the Most Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, FutureNunJMJ + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daugher-of-Mary Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Oh sorry! That would be from St. Therese. :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 It okay, it's just beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyyoimjohnny Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I was beating myself up just last night! What a coincodence. I got mad at myself cuz I felt like I never do anything that makes a difference, even when I try. And when I do, I try to do it for God, but then I wonder if I did it for my own selfish reasons. And I'm also vain and nosy, and don't come aross right when I try to help. So yeah, I'm actually still pretty ticked at myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful1 Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 yep, guilty here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnanc Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 wow being overly scrupulous is very serious spiritual problem, at times it had me sitting for hours worrying about sin that didn't even exist. I think for me at least its so important I don't think negative thoughts about my self, just look to Christ, and in Him I can find great courage to overcome fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeteenchick527 Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 ya i can be too hard on myself...but it doesnt help when everyone thinks that u are alwayss happy...like one of my dads friends was on catholic answers radio show...and he started talkin about how iam always happy...and its like now whenever at church i feel like i have to be smiling bc thats wat every1 expects .... ya knoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacobus Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I don't think I am always too hard on my self but Father thinks I might look for sins too hard. LOL! I probly do sometimes, lol, but most of the sins I confess are ones where right afterwards I go "Whoa that was a sin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immaculata Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 My accompanist once told me, "Leave perfection to the angels." I'm [i]very[/i] hard on myself. I tend to punish myself for things that aren't my fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StColette Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I'm very hard on myself as well. Especially when it comes to school. I've gotten to the point when I try and try but never seem to be able to get something exactly right, and I just burst into tears, because I feel like I'm going to fail at everything. But I've started to learn that perfection just isn't possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelly_freak Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I always catch my sins right after I do them also. If only I had a time machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust's Sister Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I'm hard on myself too. It's like everytime I say a curseword (every great once in a while) I always try to correct myself and say "God, please forgive me"... and then whenever I want to say mean things about a person I try not to say it outloud because I know that's not very nice. Sometimes, I feel like I let people walk over me though, whenever they do bad stuff to me, or take advantage of me (like borrowing money, or whatever), but I just do it because it's a nice generous thing to do you know, but I would still like for them to pay me back, but I still think "What would Jesus Do?"... I've been answering that question to myself a lot lately, whenever I think of bad thoughts, and evil things to say, I just think of Jesus.... Like, I was riding with somebody in a car today who I hardly even know, and everytime a car would get in her way, or cut her off or something, she'd say all these cursewords to them, and even use the Lord's name in vain... and I wanted to say to her so badly... "Girl, do you always have to curse all the time? Can you please not use the Lord's name in vain?" I wanted to say that so bad, but this was a grown woman like in her upper 30's, and I was only 22 so I didn't want to complain to her in that way. I just hate it when I hear the Lord's name in vain though, it makes me so mad. I do believe that I am too hard on myself sometimes, but hey, I wanna make sure I go to Heaven, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanie Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 (edited) I don't think I'm hard on myself but my shrink says I am... In my eyes though I just tell myself the truth... its just the way I see things and the way I see myself. I hate myself but thats genuine. I often feel used and second best. I punish myself for even the smallest things that happen, I guess thats just life though. I should go to confession though... and stop being to selfish. Edited July 8, 2004 by lanie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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