by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 26, 2014 | anxiety, blame, fear, forgiveness, people pleasing, perfectionism, regrets, worry
Here’s a second idea for dealing with regrets: “Remember But Forgive.” The key is to forgive. Forgive ourselves and forgive others. No, we may not be able to forget, but we can forgive. Rick Warren writes, “We are products of our past, but we...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 13, 2014 | perfectionism, perseverance
Here’s a final post about dealing with a New Year’s desire for perfection.Remember the definition of a perfectionist? A person who takes great pains…and passes them along to others. Well, I’m good at that. But I’m growing out of it. I...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 10, 2014 | perfectionism, perseverance
Here’s a fifth way to deal with a New Year’s desire for perfection:Along with the “1{f65765d44da0bdf0a41fa9961eb42045133d946bf3cc534fe1ab1c919c81bf77} Principle,” I learned the difference between perfection and excellence. This helped me to fight the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 6, 2014 | perfectionism, perseverance
Here’s a fourth way to deal with a New Year’s desire for perfection:But God wasn’t finished. He continued to show me other characteristics of my perfectionism—like my “all or nothing attitude.” I tended to discount any progress I made if it wasn’t...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 4, 2014 | perfectionism, perseverance
Here’s a third way to face the New Year desire for perfection:Along with understanding God’s unconditional love and grace, I also began to see how I had unrealistic expectations. My perfectionistic perspective made me think I could do more than I could and that...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 1, 2014 | blame, dependence, perfectionism, Trust
Happy New Year! In my last post, I began talking about perfectionism because at this New Year, we tend to want to make resolutions and think we can make the next year perfect. So if you haven’t read the previous post, do so and and then check this out. ...
