by Connie Habash | Sep 3, 2023 | Articles, Nonattachment, Perfectionism, Practice
When we get caught up in the belief that we can become perfect – and the distress that causes – we can remember these two principles from yoga philosophy, let go, and relax a bit.
Everyone makes mistakes. We all know this, but perfectionism, righteousness, and expectations often cloud our memory. We tend to come down hard on ourselves (or others) for the things we say, do, or think. Our previous ideals of who we are run smack into the wall of realization that we’ve blown it.
by Connie Habash | Dec 18, 2021 | Acceptance, Forgiveness, Judgment, Mistakes, Perfectionism
We all make mistakes, but somehow we are shocked when we actually do. Mistakes are part of the game here on planet Earth – and here’s a shift in perception that helps you respond to them with more grace and acceptance.
by Connie Habash | Sep 4, 2020 | awakening, Perfectionism, Presence
At the age of 19, I started on my spiritual path, believing that I’d become perfect. Boy, I was wrong. It took decades before I realized my goal was to be awake, not perfect.
by Connie Habash | Nov 1, 2018 | Anxiety, Perfectionism
excerpt from my forthcoming book on overcoming anxiety!
We’ve all done it. With the best of intentions, we set out on the spiritual path, ready to have our awakening, and determined to find the calm, centered, peaceful place within that is beyond our anxiety.
Often, we do find that place – for a while. But it’s the natural cycle of things to come and go. When we find that calm, courageous place we delightfully discovered beginning to slip away, we might make some spiritual mistakes.
They can be errors in our approach, perspective, or how we’re applying our beliefs. These spiritual mis-takes – for they’re just a slip-up, a miss of the target we’re aiming for – aren’t a big deal. We all get a little off track sometimes.
The problem is that we tend to make them a big deal. They can become deal-breakers, sending us down the spiral not only of more anxiety, but self-recrimination and anxiety about our anxiety.
