Can You See Through the Illusion of Perfection?
How to be Happy with a Perfectly Imperfect Life
Emily was frustrated. “He thinks our life is perfect.” Her acrylic nails drummed the arm of the chair.
“But it’s not. It’s really not. He thinks going out for a meal once a month and a two-week holiday overseas is life on a plate. But I want more.”
What looks perfect for Emily’s partner seems the opposite to her. Emily isn’t the only client to talk about a mismatch in perfection.
What is perfect? Is it something without fault? But both of these ideas are subjective, which must mean that there is no such thing as perfect.
Does Perfection Exist?
Why do you seek perfection? Is it because you want to be perfect, or do you want to find the perfect partner, job, or home? Maybe it’s a bit of both.
After all, perfection is relative. What one person might consider perfect, another might consider just average, like Emily and her partner.
And that’s okay.
Research describes perfectionists as striving for the ideal, holding crazy high personal standards, and having unreasonably negative reactions to mistakes they think they’ve made.
