Life Is Not About Perfection

None of us is perfect - and that's OK.
Life is not about perfection - or a quest for perfection.
Life is about enjoying what we have - for as long as we have it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.
- Marilu Henner

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best.
It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves,
the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough.
- Julia Cameron

When you finally accept that it's OK not to have answers
and it's OK not to be perfect,
you realize that feeling confused
is a normal part of what it is to be a human being.
- Winona Ryder

Generally, your greatest service to someone
in their time of trouble, sorrow, or confusion, is your comfort.
Take the time to listen to their troubles and concerns
with patience, kindness, and empathy,
but without offering unsolicited advice or suggestions.
Your kindly hand on their shoulder, supportive hug, and patient listening
are often the greatest gifts you can offer.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Goodness of Humanity

Our Shared Humanity

Progress of the Human Mind
   

None of us is perfect - and that's OK

None of us is perfect - and that's OK.
Life is not about perfection - or a quest for perfection.
Life is about enjoying what we have - for as long as we have it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.
- Marilu Henner

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best.
It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves,
the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough.
- Julia Cameron 
 
When you finally accept that it's OK not to have answers
and it's OK not to be perfect,
you realize that feeling confused
is a normal part of what it is to be a human being.
- Winona Ryder

Generally, your greatest service to someone
in their time of trouble, sorrow, or confusion, is your comfort.
Take the time to listen to their troubles and concerns
with patience, kindness, and empathy,
but without offering unsolicited advice or suggestions.
Your kindly hand on their shoulder, supportive hug, and patient listening
are often the greatest gifts you can offer.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Goodness of Humanity

Progress of the Human Mind

Our Shared Humanity
   

It's OK Not to be Perfect

None of us is perfect - and that's OK.
Life is not about perfection - or a quest for perfection.
Life is about enjoying what we have - for as long as we have it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

When you finally accept that it's OK not to have answers
and it's OK not to be perfect,
you realize that feeling confused
is a normal part of what it is to be a human being.
- Winona Ryder

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best.
It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves,
the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough.
- Julia Cameron

Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.
- Marilu Henner

Generally, your greatest service to someone in their time of trouble, sorrow, or confusion, is your comfort. Take the time to listen to their troubles and concerns with patience, kindness, and empathy, but without offering unsolicited advice or suggestions. Your kindly hand on their shoulder, supportive hug, and patient listening are often the greatest gifts you can offer.

Further reading: Progress of the Human Mind

Goodness of Humanity

Our Shared Humanity
   

Not Good Enough?

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best.
It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves,
the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough.
- Julia Cameron

I don't know the key to success,
but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
- Bill Cosby

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.
- Marilu Henner

Don't live your life to please other people.
- Oprah Winfrey

None of us is perfect - and that's OK.
Life is not about perfection - or a quest for perfection.
Life is about enjoying what we have - for as long as we have it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Never let anyone tell you that you "aren't good enough."

Further reading: When is Your Best Good Enough?

Aesops Fables: The Miller, His Son, and the Ass

Need For Approval

One More Step

Some days it is a heroic act just to
refuse the paralysis of fear
and straighten up and step into another day.
- Edward Albert

Growth is an erratic forward movement:
two steps forward,
one step back.
Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.
- Julia Cameron

Take the first step in faith.
You don't have to see the whole staircase,
just take the first step.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

True courage is taking another small step each day
toward achieving your vision.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: One More Mile

Patience

Do What You Can Do

Journey

A New Day

Courage

Growth

Progress

Persistence

Surrender

The wise man in the storm prays God,
not for safety from danger,
but for deliverance from fear.
It is the storm within which endangers him,
not the storm without.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inhale, and God approaches you.
Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you.
Exhale, and you approach God.
Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God.
- Krishnamacharya

The creative process is a process of surrender,
not control.
- Julia Cameron

If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass,
you live more richly those moments.
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

When I see Spirit in everything, Peace is at hand.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Surrender to a Higher Power is a central tenet of 12-step programs, and is the key to recovering from depression, worry, and fear as well.

Further reading: How to Cope With Life

Alcoholism in a Relationship - When to Stay, When to Leave

How to Forgive and Move On

Surrender

Danger

Storm

Inner Peace

Recovery

Oneness