PERFECTIONISM
“We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more self-love we have, the less we will experience self-abuse. Self-abuse comes from self-rejection, and self-rejection comes from having an image of what it means to be perfect and never measuring up to that ideal. Our image of perfection is the reason we reject ourselves the way we are, and why we don’t accept others the way they are.”
— Don Miguel Ruiz
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life…”
— Anne Lamott
“Perfection leaves so little room for improvement. So little space for acceptance — or joy. …Start thinking of yourself as an artist and your life as a work-in-progress. Works-in-progress are never perfect. But changes can be made…Art evolves. So does life. Art is never stagnant. Neither is life. The beautiful, authentic life you are creating for yourself is your art. It’s the highest art.”
— Sarah Ban Breathnach
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