Accomplishment

Benedicamus Domino!

To feel a sense of accomplishment is a thing joyous indeed! I often forget that this feeling is possible as I drift through my day, doing whatever may come to hand or else wasting time in TV-saturated delirium. However, when I have a day which is filled with activity, a tiny sense of peace is gained from the fact of completing tasks which one has wanted to do for a while now.

I think it's easy to take accomplishments for granted: to moan about the amount of work we have or to be annoyed that there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day. However, I also find that if I can approach tasks in small bits, the feeling of accomplishment is ongoing as the little bits get finished. We are meant to be creative, I feel, to participate in the making of our world and of ourselves, and when we drift away from this path, we become depressed and sullen. I know that I do, anyway. Boredom, I've discovered, is not usually because there is nothing to do, but it is rather a hunger to be doing something. It's what happens when the human need to create and to contribute is taken away.

So, those are my thoughts upon accomplishment and the sense of peace that it can bring.

Deo Gratias!