Overcoming Perfectionism: The Joy of Just Okay
“The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
Yesterday I was talking to my dear friend Erin about all the pressures to be perfect—to be more than just enough. To always be striving to be 100%.
I realized later that this has been going on all my life. Haven’t we all felt it?
In grade school, the importance of getting those A’s, being on the teacher’s list, always getting the gold star.
In high school, being popular, being smart, being a jock—whichever lane we chose to fit …