Perfection

When Is The Right Time To Settle Down With Someone After Divorce?

Julie Metz | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Dating After Divorce, Darren Marshall, Ex, Divorce, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Julie Metz, Remarriage, Perfection, Divorce News
Julie Metz

How do you know when you are ready? Will the right person just come and I'll know?

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Practicing Perfection

Tsoknyi Rinpoche | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Generosity, Meditation, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Bodhichitta, Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhism, Meditation Practice, Meditation Tips, Effects of Meditation, Why Practice Meditation, Why Meditation, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Let's challenge ourselves to kick our practice to higher level by practicing generosity in our lives. How often and how far can we go out of our way each day? How does practicing generosity affect our own sense of well-being?

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Explaining Perfect

Seth Matlins | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Perfect, Parenting, Children's Health, Children, Perfection, Parents News
Seth Matlins

We want our kids to strive for excellence. But what about perfection? Is that a noble aspiration, even if it's not a realistic one?

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Whitney Houston and the Perfectly Imperfect Life

Tom Davis | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Lessons From Life, Perfect Lives, Whitney Houston, Life Lessons, Imperfect Lives, Imperfect Life, Mental Health, Whitney Houston Death, Perfect Life, Imperfections, Lessons in Life, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Tom Davis

Growing up, I wanted to be the greatest at whatever I did, the guy who'd rise above the troubles of my family. I wanted to become the Muhammad Ali, even the Whitney Houston, in my corner of the world.

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A Perfect Jackie Kennedy Calls Martin Luther King a Phony

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy Takes, Jackie Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jfk, Perfection, Jackie Kennedy Martin Luther King, Kennedy, Culture News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The irony of Jackie Kennedy, whose husband won few awards for marital fidelity, calling Martin Luther King, Jr. a phony because of FBI wiretaps showing that the preacher cavorted with other women, is rich.

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Seeking Perfection In Ramadan

Wajahat Ali | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Ramadan, Ramadan Perfection, Islam, Forgiveness, Muslim Americans, Perfection, Religion News
Wajahat Ali

Ramadan is a moment of honest reflection and confrontation with oneself -- an exercise in spiritual and physical dissection intended to purify and cleanse the whole.

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Working Out Shouldn't Be About Getting A 'Perfect Body'

Mina Samuels | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Why Workout, Body Image, Exercise, Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle, Excellence, Carl Jung, Reasons to Workout, Outdoor Exercise, Great Workouts, Motivational-Success, Dylan Thomas, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Mina Samuels

As Eckhart Tolle recommends in "Power Of Now," scan your physical-emotional being and ask, am I happy? I hope the answer is yes. If not, find the workout that gives you that answer.

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PHOTOS: The Pursuit Of Perfection & 'Beauty CULTure'

Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Photography, Annenberg Space for Photography, Terry Richardson, Exhibition, David Lachapelle, Demands, Beauty Culture, Beauty, Los Angeles, Jean-Paul Goude, Perfection, Arts News

Annenberg Space for Photography's latest exhibition Beauty CULTure is a photographic exploration of how feminine beauty is defined, challenged and rev...

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Reality At Its Practical (Not Theoretical) Best

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ordinary Perfection, Nonduality, New Perfectionism, Dualistic Thinking, Mindfulness, Perfection, Perfection of Reality, Acceptance of Reality, Nondualism, Existence and Perfection, Practical Perfection, Seeking Perfection, Inspiration, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

For years you have defined perfection as a theoretical best. It is time to realize that perfection is not only attainable but that it is inevitable.

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Treating The Body As A Sacred Home

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Perfection, Losing Weight, Epiphany, Home, Dying, Body Image, Hospice, King Cakes, Death, New Year's Resolutions, Death & Dying, Hospice Care, Religion News
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

Every body, whether healthy and vibrant, scarred and fragile, in control or infantile, is sacred, created in the image of the divine, and deserving of the opportunity to feel at home.

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'Soul Of A Citizen': Arun Gandhi, Martin Luther King, And Looking Beyond The Impossibly Perfect Standard

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Perfection, Community Organizer, Psychology, Social Change, Burnout, Howard Zinn, Activism, Martin Luther King Jr., Arun Gandhi, Oil Spill, Climate Change, Books News
Paul Loeb

From reining in Wall Street to preventing the next oil spill and tackling global climate change, we often hold back from taking important public stands because we're caught in a trap I call "the perfect standard."

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Mostly Good Girls: A Look Behind Prep-School Perfection

Rebecca Serle | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Prep School, Parenting, Perfectionism, Book Review, Success, YA Books, Books, Young Adult Books, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Rebecca Serle

The author of "Mostly Good Girls," Leila Sales hits at the heart of what it means to strive, and the ways in which we all struggle to meet our own definitions of success.

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Check Reality Before You Live It

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Acceptance, Potential, Fact, Epistemology, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Fiction, Reality Check, Realism, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Reality-check yourself with the following questions: - How many realities are there right now? One, two, none? - Is there just what is or is there ...

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4 Types of Perfectionism

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ocpd, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, Perfectionism, Narcissism, Neuroticism, Perfectionist, Puritanism, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

As I clinically see it there are 4 types of perfectionism: - Neurotic Perfectionism - Narcissistic Perfectionism - Principled (Puritanical) Perfect...

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Proclamation of Psychological Independence

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: 4th of July, Self-Acceptance, Perfectionism, Mindfulness, Moderation, Proclamation of Psychological Independence, Compassion, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The West is in a constant war with reality: perpetually dissatisfied with what is, we are desperately trying to perfect it. This one and only reality...

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How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Perfectionism, Perfection, How to Be Happy, Stress Relief, Happiness Tips, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Eli Davidson

The opposite of Perfectionitis is what researchers call "healthy striving." Studies show that healthy strivers set realistic goals that are the natural next step from where they are now. You can too!

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Acceptance Isn't Surrender

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Acceptance, Change, Existential Courage, Self-Acceptance, Perfectionism, Mindfulness, Realism, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Acceptance isn't passivity or surrender, but an active engagement in reality, in real time, on its terms. As such, acceptance is realism, a seeing of ...

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Perfection: Aristotle versus Buddha

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

"The Buddha lived in India five centuries before Jesus and almost two centuries before Aristotle. The first step in his belief system was to break th...

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Spirit of Perfection: Week 10 of "Mental Muscle" Boot Camp

Paul Katz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eckhart Tolle a New Earth, Spiritual Boot Camp, The NoHo Arts Center for New Thought, Perfectionism, New Thought, Perfectionist, Barbra Streisand, James Mellon, Mental Muscle, Anxiety, Imperfection, Spirituality, Perfection, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Paul Katz

The question of whether or not I am a perfectionist was an absolute no-brainer to answer. The answer is 'no' and I have Barbra Streisand to thank for that.

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PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Reflections on Aging, and What It Means to Be Beautiful

Francesco Clark | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aging, Perfection, Friendship, Cosmetics, Spinal Cord Injury, Self-Esteem, Makeup, Botox, PBS' This Emotional Life, Healthy Living News
Francesco Clark

The actual wrinkle that makes us all unique, and beautiful, is gaining a sense of respect amongst many, almost rebelling against the botox or filler-injected look.

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The Tyranny of Perfection

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christians, Jews, Perfection, Jesus, Torah, Biblbe, Religion News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The advent of Passover and Easter beckons a deeper discussion about one of the principle differences between Judaism and Christianity. In essence, it is the difference between a values system based on struggle and a values system based on perfection.

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The Seven Costs of Perfectionism

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Perfectionists like to stick to the protocol, play by the book, and not take chances in order to avoid mistakes and imperfections. A closed mind is a poor prerequisite to creativity.

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Self-Acceptance Manifesto

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pavel Somov, Self-Acceptance, Completely Incomplete, Perfectionism, Perfectly Imperfect, Imperfection, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

1. We confuse perfection with imperfection But there is no difference Unless, of course, you compare what is with what isn't. 2. If I could be right t...

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Life: Completely Incomplete

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Acceptance, Reality, Perfectionism, Mindfulness, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The challenge is to embrace the inevitable, unstoppable stream of life and to flow with it rather than try to swim against it.

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Unlearning the "Perfect Lessons" From History

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Germany, The Civil War, Naziism, Perfectionism, Bullying, Putin, War of Northern Aggression, Middle East, Columbus Day, Righteousness, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Stalin, Perfection, Carl Jung, Politics News
Carol Smaldino

To admit our part in emotional and educational and political violence, through our modeling of hatred and righteousness or through our passivity, we would have to begin to turn the notion of perfectionism on its head.

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