Progression does not mean perfection

Many things have happened since I wrote last, my dear readers. I have had to make some hard decisions that are not only affecting my summer plans but for pretty much the rest of the year.

I am still going to be a counselor with a new youth program called BASEcamp. It is similar to EFY but going to be more hands-on and get the youth more excited and involved in their preparation to serve missions and make the Gospel a part of their everyday life. The only downside is that there will only be three weeks instead of the anticipated seven. So I need to find another job...please be on the lookout for me.

I have also started working on the little things that have made an impact on my life when I haven't done them. Working out, reading my scriptures, and praying every day have been something I have struggled with. Little by little I am working on becoming better.

I have started reading "Am I a Saint Yet?" by M. Sue Bergin. It talks about healing from the pains of perfectionism. We all have perfectionism tendencies. I am not a perfectionist in all things but I am in several. What I have read so far has explained the importance of not beating yourself up for what you aren't doing but be happy with what you are doing. For example: I started working out the middle of April and had a relapse in the middle of May where I didn't do work out. It finally took me until last week or possible this week to get myself going again. I was beating myself up and looking at how unhappy I am with the way my body looks. I realized though that I am trying. I am trying more in my life now that I ever have! Bergin says something to the effect that perfection will not come in this lifetime, but progression does.

So - I am going to keep going, keep progressing, keep trying. I know I am not perfect in a lot of things, but I want to be perfect in progression.

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