"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself."
American Author
1953 -
Like many people, I have for much of my life tried to be perfect. The perfect student. The perfect son. The perfect employee. The perfect husband. The perfect writer. The perfect father. The perfect speaker. It took me years to understand that I would never be perfect. That my character contained flaws, many of which I could not see or understand. Perfection is impossible. I can never be perfect in the eyes of others. I can only be me with my unique strengths and weaknesses. I have come to the point where I don't have to spell every word correctly. I don't have a panic attack when I send out an email with mistakes. I don't worry when I slur my words when I speak.
How about you? Have you kicked the perfection habit? Or do you beat yourself up every time you make a mistake? The next time you screwup give yourself a pat on the back. Celebrate the fact that you are human. Treat yourself to a massage. And most of all, forgive yourself.
