Why She Feels Fat by Johanna Marie McShane

Bumper Sticker for This Week

I said this to a very cute perfectionist the other day. She was asking me if I procrastinate, or if everyone does. 

procrastinating

Just thought I'd take this opportunity to point out, since both Ann and Laura are partaking in it at the moment, that procrastination isn't some random occurrence or character trait/flaw. 

rest of Bumper Sticker

Wanted to add a couple more things people said to me that relate to our mid-week Bumper Sticker. You remember the equation: life requires movement, movement equals danger, so life equals danger.

mid-week Bumper Sticker

This Bumper Sticker comes in the form of an equation, one I came up with while trying to explain to someone a particular fear of life and how she developed this fear: Life Requires Movement, Movement Equals Danger, therefore Life Equals Danger.

The point of this isn't that this equation is universally accurate. (The first part of it is accurate, the second part is not, and the conclusion is not). The point is that the equation illustrates how many people feel about life, as well as how they arrived at that conclusion and feeling.

peanut butter cookies and oatmeal ones

It's a really good question, PTC. And one lots of people wonder about and try to deal with. So, let's give it some thought here.

yep

Laura's right, and Tiger I'm sure you are perfect.

why bother talking about perfect

Fair question, Tiger. And I've given it a bit of thought since you posted that comment.

what IS perfection?

I can see our "perfect" list is evolving. Courtney is now getting at a fundamental question about perfection: what is it?

another one for our list

This entry comes from  Laura, who shows us that without being perfectionistic, she has created for herself, a bunch of perfect "Decent Days." How cool is that? A great illustration of the fact that it's not about being perfect in that rigid, impossible way, but about staying true to a reasonable, workable, and meaningful way of being. Perfect :)

And Yay for Ann, who has, also without trying to be perfect, lived her life consciously and according to her practice of recovery, and is reaping enormous rewards as a result. 

Dudes... nice work

what can be perfect

Now I've gotten myself on this crusade of "what can be perfect" and "what cannot be perfect"