learn moderation

i learned this a while back. doing something to many times you will get bored of it and have burn out. moderation is key at everything.

I tend to be an “all or nothing” sort of girl. I throw myself into things full-throttle, mind, body and soul without always thinking things through first. The result is usually that I get burned out and bored or burned out and disappointed and I give up on whatever it is I originally started. I’m trying to learn how to hold a little back and go into things with a level head, but it’s not easy for me. I’m a passionate and impulsive person by nature. This makes life interesting, but it also makes it painful. Somewhere between the all or nothing is a middle path. I just haven’t found it yet.

eating 4 brownies is not moderation. no, not even when they are fresh out the oven.

I do everything with gusto. When I love something, I am unbelievably passionate. When I hate something, I am vehement in my disgust. I cannot think of a single thing that I do take to excess. Eating, drinking, sex … everything.

After a while, even the most beautiful things become dull. I have gone overboard so much in my life that I have become bored and listless. I want to moderate my life because I would like to get back to actually enjoying something for its sake alone instead expecting a pleasure pay-off.