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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 see their lives as a whole, judging themselves based only on one
aspect of their being. If this is a word that we’ve heard used to
describe 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 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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