Some people regard themselves as perfect, but only because
they demand little of themselves.
---------- Hermann Hesse
Does anyone struggle with perfectionism? I know for me that
when I got sober I needed to live right. In order to live right, I needed to do
the right thing but to what level? I know that today I’m ok with the mistakes
that I make in my life. Everything doesn’t have to be perfect. After all no one
is perfect. The need to be perfect stems from and feeds myself centeredness. Do
I really want that? I know from my experience that this will only bring me
unhappiness.
There will always be the person in your life that says, “You
can do better than that”. Sometimes that
will be good encouragement and other times it’s just the nagging voice of an
advisor. It’s during those times that I need to stop and think, maybe ask God
for help, and be reminded that the worst vice of all is ADVICE.
With the exception of Olympic athletes can anyone justify
their perfection? How’s that working out for you?
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