Brené Brown Pursuit Of Perfection

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Perfection isn’t a state of being, rather it’s an ambition, the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s like a cat chasing a flashlight, you can get closer to it, but you can never catch it. While perfections bright rays may burn you at first they can just as easily empower and motivate you. Brené Brown agrees. This can be seen when they talk about feeling “worthy” So many of us have created a long list of worthiness prerequisites, I'll be worthy when I lose 20 pounds. I'll be worthy if everyone thinks I'm a satisfactory student. I'll be worthy if I can hold my friendship/relationship together. I'll be worthy when my parents finally approve. I'll be worthy when I can do it all and look like I'm not even trying (Brené Brown np). In this article

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