![]() Perfectionism. It’s a backhanded compliment: We half-curse/half-compliment our perfectionism. And then it backhands us. (Like an abuser.) (Which it is.) ![]() Imperfection. Imperfection is okay, then. It just means the we are human--right? Of course. Yes.
![]() So what tools in our kit of mindful living might be useful when our experience of living feels constrictive, when things seem very strongly as if they ought to be different (and better!) than they are right now? Here's a good one: Befriend reality. Befriend things are as they are. But how do I befriend reality when it feels unacceptable?
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Chris
1/30/2018 09:51:31 pm
As a recovering wanna-be-perfectionist, I will come back and read this again, and again, and again, ...
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