Perfectionism: Mantras For Living As You Are
by Allison Hart
Internalized perfectionism is when we want to control all our thoughts & feelings, eradicate "bad ones," or only live fully once they're gone. It's the drive to want perfect internal balance, to always feel good about ourselves, to never feel unworthy or inadequate, to never feel insecure or have other negative emotions. People who have internalized perfectionism usually think that having negative feelings means something is wrong with them. They've learned to identify with positive states as reflecting "self" & any other mental state as reflecting a threat to self. In this meditation, we are going to make space for unwanted thoughts & feelings by embracing what we don't want to live with. Living with frees us to live. By making space for what comes, we neither embody it nor overwork it to suppress it. Instead, we give it compassion and let it be. With practice, we are the observers of the negative, positive, & neutral. We are not our internal experiences.
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