Good morning! To kick off the week I’d like to share a quote by Mastin that stuck with me this weekend.
Wise words, Mr. Kipp.
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Such a great quote, and it is so very true!
Perfect way to start the week! 🙂
I’ve found this to be very true in my life. I realized I couldn’t accept “good enough” and was unhappy. When I stepped back and really looked at my life, I realized that despite a tough year of loss and heartbreak, I was living exactly what I wanted, with the person I wanted, in the place I wanted. I’m hoping this feeling sticks. 🙂
I’ve had the same situation happen myself, I can totally relate, Rebekah!
Ah, so true! I can’t count the number of ways and times I didn’t end up moving forward on an idea because ‘it wouldn’t be perfect, and if I can’t do it perfectly I might as well not do it at all’. Snap out of it, Naomi!
I can totally understand where you are coming from. I know it can be hard, but try taking it one step at a time and realize that every step forward is better off than living in the land of “what if.” : )
Love me some Mastin! Did you see his post on love today?? It was excellent!
Not yet, heading over to read it now!
Oh yes, and boy oh boy how I tried. Not only is it a dream killer, but it is painful and just plain wrong! Thank you so much for reminding me! How easily I forget.
This is so true. I feel like sometimes I wait until I have something perfect. But it never gets perfect, so I just end up giving up and ultimately giving into my fear of failure or whatever my fear may be at that moment. Even fear of success.
I’ve totally been there with you! Fear of success OR failure both leave us paralyzed.
Just made this my desktop background. I don’t want perfectionism, fear, or anything else to hold me back!
Great minds think alike. On New Year’s day I wrote this post: “Why I will not be striving for perfection in 2013 or How to be flawed and happy.” http://loveinthetimeofforeclosure.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-years-resolutions-overwhelm.html
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Being a perfectionist myself, I agree, it’s definitely rooted in fear but I have to disagree with the word “trying”. I think perfectionists ARE doing their best only far too cautiously.
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