This is a lesson I am having to learn. Frankly, trying to make things "perfect" has held me back from doing a lot of things and progressing with various projects and milestones all throughout my life. I am not saying anyone should ever stop striving to do their best work. Absolutely not; you should! Doing your best is not what makes "Perfectionism" an "ism." It is the mindset surrounding it. It will irritate me a lot when things don't turn out the way that I hoped or expected. That is the part that needs TO GO. Because if I tried my best and something didn't turn out "right," all life has presented me with is an opportunity to improve or try something differently. There is never a reason someone should be upset by situations like this. Not really. Every piece of art I have ever completed hasn't looked anything like the vision I had in my head while creating it. But I have fallen in love with them. Sometimes they have taken twists and turns that altered the initial vision entirely, but I ended up liking the end result more than my sketches and idea. But I have also scrapped and trashed countless projects too. Just because something isn't EXACTLY what you hoped for doesn't mean it is wrong or shouldn't exist as it is. Sometimes you need to keep pushing a little further. Sometimes you need to find peace with what your situation has become. But one thing I know is, if you let yourself become overly irritated or upset with the circumstance, you will not be able to see clearly what step needs to be taken next. But if you go with the flow and relax a little, things will unfold as they are supposed to. One of my favorite ideas I have ever been blessed with is, "If something was SUPPOSED to go differently, IT WOULD HAVE." Because we never know what God is up to. But if we find peace with the path as it is unfolding (in every moment), it will guide us exactly where we need to go. I just need to remember this!