"Liz... I know you're super. But are you superwoman?" my business professor facetiously asked me in front of the entire class.
I sat there speechless and dumbfounded, staring at my professor. I couldn't answer. It wasn't that I was having an identity crisis at the moment, but more that the question jolted my thought process. I'm not superwoman; I know that. But have I been trying to be?
The truth of the matter is, I DO wish I was superwoman. I want to be involved in everything. And I want to be excellent at it all.
Inspirational president. Stellar student. Committed friend. Available daughter. Valuable athlete. The list goes on.
And yet, the more roles I seek to be excellent at, the more I concede to mediocrity. As I serve as president this year, for example, while still striving to be a super student, friend, daughter, athlete, servant, etc., I find myself having less time and mental capacities to be excellent at any one of those. Instead, my performance weakens in every role I play. No matter how badly I want to be excellent at anything, I only repeatedly find myself demonstrating mediocrity.
To be honest, it's tearing me apart. I hate that I can’t be a good student anymore, that I have to rush through my homework and just do a surface-level analysis because my brain can’t function well given the constraints I’m under. I have limited time and energy and I honestly just can’t be excellent anymore.
At least, that is, not in the sense that I used to pursue excellence.
But maybe… maybe excellence isn’t in reaching the regular standards I used to hold. Maybe excellence is simply doing the best I can do with what I have. Excellence no longer means grade A++ student for me. It doesn't mean super-long-lasting-legacy-leaving president. It doesn't mean always-available and time-giving friend. I can only do what I can do. And do the best that I can with that. It will look different than it used to, but this is still excellence.
God is reminding me of my human limitations. I’m not superwoman and I’m not the one who never sleeps. That’s God’s job. And I am never mediocre if I glorify Him in every role I play. This is the excellence I pursue.
To God be the glory!
3 comments:
Yeah - you go girl! You're only one person (uber as you may be) ;)
Oh my~You've been such a good, committed daughter. I hope I don't make you feel like its not good enough. My bad!
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