tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post6291018193565656268..comments2023-04-27T10:10:36.337-05:00Comments on Adventure Awaits: To the PerfectionistsTracey Dyckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-63036027527322265902015-08-27T09:06:31.278-05:002015-08-27T09:06:31.278-05:00Thank YOU, Wynonah! We shall make that journey tog...Thank YOU, Wynonah! We shall make that journey together. :)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-58165335267762720652015-08-26T15:42:43.947-05:002015-08-26T15:42:43.947-05:00This is so beautiful and well put! Every word spok...This is so beautiful and well put! Every word spoke straight to my heart - me being on a journey from perfectionism to excellence. Thanks for this Tracey!Wynonah Loewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675063720478653949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-84376504081690844902015-08-22T09:37:23.069-05:002015-08-22T09:37:23.069-05:00Thanks, Emily! I'm glad it touched you.
Oh, I...Thanks, Emily! I'm glad it touched you.<br /><br />Oh, I love that saying. I hadn't heard it before--thank you for sharing! Because perfectionism IS so inward focused. It's not healthy. We need to remember to look up a lot more often.<br /><br />P.S. You're welcome! :DTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-8338945012032494132015-08-21T10:44:43.054-05:002015-08-21T10:44:43.054-05:00What a great post. You wrote it so beautifully; it...What a great post. You wrote it so beautifully; it really hit home.<br /><br />Sometimes it's so hard to recognise the fact of God's love, but you're right; not doing so chains you up and leaves you broken and hurt. There's an old saying which I like to remind myself of a lot: "for every look within, take ten at Him." Every time you want to obsess over yourself, or your own standards ... look outside yourself, and think about God's love for you.<br /><br />PS Tracey, thank you for your lovely comment on my blog!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-12256303216036687452015-08-18T18:44:13.663-05:002015-08-18T18:44:13.663-05:00Yes, and that's why perfect love casts out all...Yes, and that's why perfect love casts out all fear. (Something I've been relearning a lot lately.) Friends on the journey are such wonderful things! :) We're in this thing called life together!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-13308099888899635542015-08-18T18:42:48.889-05:002015-08-18T18:42:48.889-05:00Hang in there--you're for sure not alone in th...Hang in there--you're for sure not alone in that feeling. I'm glad this encouraged you. ^ ^Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-218568808084483162015-08-18T17:23:15.700-05:002015-08-18T17:23:15.700-05:00It's funny how when you start to live like you...It's funny how when you start to live like you know in your heart that God loves you, no matter what, your insecurities and the fears you cling to so tightly begin to melt. Accepting that God loves me how I am right now, even if I don't do all the things I tell myself I have to do to be 'good enough' is going to take long time, and it's a journey best made with friends to help along the way. So thank-you for posting this! It was very timely, and I hope we can encourage each other as we move forward as loved 'persons of excellence'. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-11073185536029072432015-08-18T14:43:42.035-05:002015-08-18T14:43:42.035-05:00This really hit home with me. I struggle with perf...This really hit home with me. I struggle with perfectionism and not feeling good enough almost daily. Thank you for this.<br /><br />storitorigrace.blogspot.comVictoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-58391207015383633502015-08-16T18:25:50.811-05:002015-08-16T18:25:50.811-05:00Glad it struck a chord. :)Glad it struck a chord. :)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-76807124792676548782015-08-16T18:04:05.614-05:002015-08-16T18:04:05.614-05:00Wow...Thank you so much for this!
andreasscribbl...Wow...Thank you so much for this! <br /><br />andreasscribbles.blogspot.comlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049315699107256395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-34694246155273405862015-08-16T11:55:55.148-05:002015-08-16T11:55:55.148-05:00It's ironic, isn't it? Admitting perfectio...It's ironic, isn't it? Admitting perfectionism can go against those very tendencies.<br /><br />It's such a journey, this shift of the heart...a journey I'm on myself. But I know you've got this! And you're so very valued and loved, Skye! There's nothing you can do or not do to change that fact. <3Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-20842775763789937062015-08-16T11:52:13.059-05:002015-08-16T11:52:13.059-05:00Oh, you're welcome--and I'm glad you stumb...Oh, you're welcome--and I'm glad you stumbled across it too. (Hello and welcome, by the way! I love meeting new commenters.) You're right, perfectionism is so inhibiting when it comes to writing. It sucks the joy out of it. But it's amazing when you can forget those impossible standards and just *write* without worrying about the result. (That's what editing is for, but there again perfectionism can get in the way...) You can do it!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-24161950328118183152015-08-16T11:48:26.411-05:002015-08-16T11:48:26.411-05:00You're so very welcome. <3
I think this wo...You're so very welcome. <3<br /><br />I think this would be an appropriate character study for about half of society. XD Or not--just a whole lot of people I know, including myself.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-9471503191173961892015-08-16T11:46:52.499-05:002015-08-16T11:46:52.499-05:00Wow. Everything you just said. I'm just sittin...Wow. Everything you just said. I'm just sitting here blinking and going, "Yeah, that makes a lot of sense now." Ah, m'dear, the blessing is shared because *I* am realizing things through our discussion. <3<br /><br />That right there--that's the key. Seeing ourselves through God's eyes is SO very important. And when I really truly do that, suddenly I can be confident and humble all at once. What I think of myself doesn't matter anymore, because HE thinks I'm of infinite worth.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-11306654766445345192015-08-16T02:46:20.850-05:002015-08-16T02:46:20.850-05:00Wow, I hate to admit it but yes, this all of this....Wow, I hate to admit it but yes, this all of this. I am a perfectionist in the worst way possible, I rate myself on everything, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Then of course I berate myself for my failings. I am a procrastinator too, so I have a hard time getting the all the things done, that I put on myself. So then I end up hating myself for all the things I couldn't accomplish. <br />Anyways, thank you for writing this, I needed it. Skye Hofferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385765274513034927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-39673078647092220612015-08-16T01:02:09.920-05:002015-08-16T01:02:09.920-05:00This is so true, especially in related to writing,...This is so true, especially in related to writing, thanks for this post, I'm glad I stumbled across it.... I am to scared to write.... I have to force myself, yet I badly want to write.. yet my words don't turn out as I want them... they are not good enough... or so I tell myself.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616906188229851218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-45919306294838600102015-08-15T21:37:19.403-05:002015-08-15T21:37:19.403-05:00Actually, that was the exact same conclusion I was...Actually, that was the exact same conclusion I was coming to myself! God loves me, my family loves me, my friends love me. So why am I so hard on myself? Because *I* don't put any worth on myself. It's not the people around me, it comes from within. *I* feel worthless to my own self, and I think I try to make myself perfect to fix it but, well, that's impossible.<br /><br />I think if we focused more on how GOD sees us than how we see ourselves, we'd escape from these prisons we put ourselves in.<br /><br />Wow. This has seriously got me thinking. See what a blessing you are? It really helps to talk these things out with people, it brings on realizations when we discuss them. You're the best. <3Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-58994119342402337382015-08-15T19:56:42.631-05:002015-08-15T19:56:42.631-05:00Timely post. Thank you.
Not only do I relate to ...Timely post. Thank you.<br /><br />Not only do I relate to this and need this....I think we have a good character study here. <br />Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760994961683034493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-49905197182899652792015-08-15T19:18:34.470-05:002015-08-15T19:18:34.470-05:00*hugs you*
I so understand what you're saying...*hugs you*<br /><br />I so understand what you're saying. It's a hard trap to escape, even when we *know* what we're doing to ourselves. I guess I'm still figuring out what it takes to fully break free of that mindset.<br /><br />Hmm, I just realized another possible reason driving perfectionists (not necessarily you, since I have no way of knowing that, but a type of perfectionist in general)--what if some of us are perfectionists in order to love ourselves? I think that may be partly true of myself...<br /><br />So, so true. ^_^<br /><br />Thank YOU for the blessing you are! <3 I'm so glad it touched you.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-40241438993558354742015-08-15T14:34:10.066-05:002015-08-15T14:34:10.066-05:00Oh my! Instead of "Dear Perfectionist" t...Oh my! Instead of "Dear Perfectionist" this should say "Dear Christine". Wow. Did this hit home!<br /><br />I am a perfectionist to the highest degree. Pretty much the whole list of types of perfection describes me. I'm an insane neat-freak, an over achiever, always hard on myself, and often just don't even try because I know I'm going to fail so decide to not even bother. And it IS a trap. It's such a prison I've locked myself in, and I know it, but I still keep clasping those chains around me and dragging them around. I do crack that whip over and over and over again, telling myself to be better.<br /><br />I think I needed this post. Now, I don't think I'm a perfectionist to feel loved. I've never doubted God's love for me. But I LOVE how you pointed out that no matter who we are or what we do our value to Him never changes. That's so powerful.<br /><br />I don't know why I'm so hard on myself really. I think it is fear, fear of being worthless. But God doesn't think I'm worthless, and that's all that ever matters.<br /><br />I really don't even have the words. This post was beautiful and struck such a chord, I'll be pondering it for days to come. Thank you for being such a blessing, Tracey. <3Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.com