I think about my life, and I realize that I still have much to learn about promoting happiness, I do know that I want to help someone so that they may avoid my pitfalls that kept me away from my goal state for so long.

I think back twenty three years ago today as a much younger guy, I awoke early with my wife and we went to the hospital to both witness the birth of my daughter, I was scared to death. How could a little baby scare this grown man so much? I didn’t even know how to feed or burb the baby, how was I supposed to care for such a delicate person?

Today I see other parents that are trying to be perfect and I know personally how that feels, no matter what you try your family is never going to be perfect. I am not a perfect parent, my wife is almost perfect as a parent,(much better than myself). Our home will never be immaculate, and there is always room for improvement. My point to those trying to be perfect as parents, you are setting an impossible goal, there will never be a perfect holiday as a parent, there will always be a hiccup in your perfect plan.

I spent much of my daughter’s childhood trying to be perfect, worrying about what other people thought about my parenting skills, and my role as a husband. What I have found out over time that the people that I was trying to impress are just as clueless as myself, and they have faced their own challenges in their own families. Why didn’t I stop worrying about perfectionism and just be the best that I could be, this is a lesson that I wished I had learned earlier in my daughter’s life?

I believe that if I had stopped my mission to be a perfect partner, and parent I would have been a better partner/parent to my wife and daughter. I know that I would have been happier because I would have given myself room to make mistakes. Believe me that mistakes are going to be made, why not accept that you will be responsible and deal with the consequences.

I want to Thank You for reading this far, and I do hope that you have a Great Day, realizing that we all have room for improvements, just adjust your course and keep moving forward today.