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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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