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Tag: #perfectionism

  • Daily Spark: Until You Try

    “My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.” – Michael Jordan

  • Daily Spark: Right Now

    One thing I’ve learned about transformation journeys is that sometimes, in spite of all the best intentions in the world, we fall back into old behaviors. As Abraham (Esther Hicks) said, “Start again right now!”

  • Daily Spark: The Way Appears

    One thing I know to be true, when we walk out in faith, and towards the direction of what we want more of in our lives, those things begin to appear.  Rumi said, “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears”.

  • Daily Spark: You Did Enough

    Try this message on for size, “You did enough today. Take a moment and be proud of yourself!” And affirm with me, “You ARE enough!”

  • Daily Spark: The Antidote to the Deadly Duo

    The antidote to the deadly duo of procrastination and perfectionism is action. Louise Hay said, “perfectionism is another form of resistance”. As I allow myself to move forward and create, I shine.

  • Daily Spark: The Deadly Duo

    One of the biggest side effects of perfectionism is procrastination.  Those two together, perfectionism and procrastination, I’ve labeled “The Deadly Duo”.

  • Daily Spark: Positive Change

    Sometimes starting a new habit can feel so hard! The theologian C.S. Lewis said, “Not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.”

  • Daily Spark: That Precious Pause

    It’s easy to stay perpetually busy, but taking a pause is important. Brene Brown said, “No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough”.

  • Daily Spark: Lightly, Child, Lightly

    I am sometimes guilty of taking myself way too seriously. Aldous Huxley said, “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly, child, lightly! Learn to do everything lightly.”

  • Like the Birds Sing

    Are you externally motivated, coming from a fear-based, perfectionistic position? Or are you more your authentic self? I can relate to Rumi’s words, “I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.”