Perfectionism And Fear – What My Practices Have Taught Me

Simply stated, I am a recovering perfectionist. Once a perfectionist, always a perfectionist… but, I’ve learned, sometimes – OFTEN, done is better than perfect. Perfect holds us back. Perfect is indefinable in many respects, and yet, this concept presents itself over and over again throughout life. But, what is the underlying reason for this?

FEAR!

Fear of what, you ask? Fear of anything and everything.

Back To My Mat

I just moved. Wait, let me back up, saying that I “just moved” sounds like a very anti-climatic way to describe what actually just happened. I moved, across the entire country, AGAIN, with my three youngest children and ALL four cats (because life with kids isn’t chaotic enough, why wouldn’t I throw four cats in …