"Perfection Vs Standard of Excellence"

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Positive Prayer Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 4 - January 24,2010
Effective prayer and meditation
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"Perfection Vs Standard of Excellence"

For most of my life I was caught up in the need to
be and to do everything perfectly. Sometimes I
still hang out there, but I'm getting better at
being aware of it.

I was reminded of perfectionism lurking in the
background when my husband, Wes, and I were
filming a video to put up on my website. I had
to release the video as not being perfect, and
instead, desired to come from a standard of
excellence. (No, Hollywood will not be coming
knocking at my door, oh well.)

Michael Bernard Beckwith compares perfectionism
and a standard of excellence. "A perfectionist
must outstrip the competition and satisfy the
ego. A person who functions at a standard of
excellence reflects his or her personal best
while satisfying the heart. Those seeking
perfection push others aside for the sake of
personal gain. Those who strive for excellence
seek success for others as well as themselves."

My desire is to come from a standard of
excellence, and I know when I'm doing this I have
peace and joy. I feel expansive, and right within
myself and my world.

We could start a 12 Step Group for Recovering
Perfectionists. Good-by perfection, and hello
standard of excellence!

Let Us Pray:
Sweet Holy Spirit, we release and let go of the
need to be perfect. Our desire is to come from
the heart, and to act from love. We are Your
children, and grateful for Your guidance on our
journey. Thank You. Amen.


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We love being able to support you.

Love & light,
Sandy

PS Just to let you know I'm really learning the
above lesson, I sent this out to my email list
and I spelled the word "perfection" wrong. I
had to just laugh at another message from
the Universe that I'm on the right track :-)