Perfect, really?

Over the years I have heard respectfully from clients, " I want to be perfect". The first and only reply from this writer, " You may want to find another helper, I'm far from it". I make mistakes every day. Wanting to be perfect is a trap, friends. All of your energy is misused with this thought. Sometimes this fantasy goal of perfection becomes obsession, which can lead you right back to your addiction. Trying to be perfect is self's own distortion of not wanting to work on your current self, right now. Is there such a thing as a perfect answer, feeling, or behavior? I'm not sure there is. I know I feel good about self when I can handle struggle in a healthy way. But it's never perfect. I know mental health professionals that may wish they responded differently to a client, but never the perfect response. You see the thought of being perfect does not reward self with happiness. Think about being ok, yes ok. Now that to me is good, safe, and working on self. Sure there are some things in life you will do perfectly. For example, you score 100/100 on your re-certification licenses for being helper. Or you save three penalty shots in one game out of three in a soccer match. Maybe, in another soccer match you go to over time, and have a shoot out, and the first five shots you save them all? Done it, did it. There is the argument that you can have unique, perfect experiences, but most of what we all do is not perfect, and that is ok! The next time you want to aspire to be perfect, let that thought go, and be you. Stay in your health, stay in the moment.