As a woman, I may err. Just for today I will cherish my humanness.
~ Jan Pishok
Making mistakes is normal. We grew up in families where mistakes were common. Newspapers have typos, announcers mispronounce names, coworkers forget meetings, friends overlook birthdays, gas tanks run dry. So why do we think we must be perfect?
Expecting more of ourselves than we do of others is common among women in recovery. We fear that if we’re not perfection personified, we’re not worthy! It may be that demanding parents and teachers helped instill this when we were young, but we don’t have to continue cultivating it. Yet we do continue. Fortunately, it’s never too late to change a habit, even one as ingrained as this.
Giving ourselves permission to be human and imperfect relieves us of a terrible burden. Truly believing that no one else is perfect either makes the prospect more acceptable.
Some of my actions will be errorless today, but many will fall short of perfection, just like everyone else’s. I am as okay as I need to be.
© 1994 by Hazelden Foundation
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