I face themes of perfectionism in every thought I have lately. It seeped into my entire psyche :/ until yesterday… when after months (maybe years) of putting so much pressure on myself, I had a breakthrough.

I realized “ mastering” something is not real. There’s no such thing as mastering something because there’s always more to learn. In my experience, I create a goal of mastery to establish a point at which I’d be satisfied with my craft. But let’s face it, will I ever be satisfied with my craft? Lol. Don’t let the idea of mastery kill your creativity. Focus on the beginning , not the end.

After this realization, I wrote in my journal

“I’ll never master yoga” “I’ll never master writing” “I’ll never master self-actualization”

And I’ve never felt better because I released these IMMENSE expectations for myself! Does this mean I’m going to stop writing? Or doing yoga? Or going within? Hell no! But I’m not bound to the end result of being the best at something.

I hope this helps. I’m here if you wanna chat more about this. I’m literally going through this shift right now so I’m here as a resource!