May 15th, 2026

Progress, Not Perfection

“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.”

Anne Wilson Schaef (American Clinical Psychologist & Author; March 22nd, 1934 to January 19th, 2020)

“How much of our lives is frittered away—spoiled, spent, or sullied—by our neurotic insistence on perfection?”

“Today, accept, that perfection is unattainable. In real life we should strive to be our best—not the world’s.”

“Perfection leaves so little room for improvement. So little space for acceptance—or joy. On the path we have chosen, progress is the simple pleasure to be savored. Daily.”

“I have what I lnow is a particular way of things, and it it not perfect. What is perfect anyways?”

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–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 160 to 162 of 501.

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