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Overachievers are people who have achieved but still feel the
need to do more, creating an imbalance in their lives. People who exhibit
this behavior may be trying to compensate for feelings of insecurity and
doubts about their worth. They may be chasing unresolved issues from their
past into the present, or they might not be looking at their lives as a
whole, but judging themselves based only on one aspect of their being. If
this is a word that we’ve heard used with respect to our choices and
lifestyle, it is worth examining in order to balance our lives for a more
rewarding experience.
If we find that we cannot allow ourselves to experience and enjoy the present
moment, putting pleasure off into some distant future, it may be a sign that
we are being driven to achieve more than is truly necessary. Pushing
ourselves beyond the point of exhaustion, or to the exclusion of important
people in our lives, robs us of true and meaningful joy. Once we make the
connection to the eternal part of us, it can nourish us and allow our
priorities to shift from chasing after an elusive feeling to being fully
present in the moment so that we can live our lives in the now.
Sometimes we need to look to those we love and admire in order to realize
what we value about life. We can take time to note what we like about others,
and then turn the mirror to reflect the light of those same words and
feelings toward ourselves. It can be quite a revelation to see ourselves in
this nourishing light. When we can put the energy that we’ve been devoting to
a phantom sense of achievement into the truly satisfying aspects of our
lives, we can restore the balance between our inner and outer worlds and
experience true joyful peace.
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