Set Yourself Free - Letting Go of Perfection

I am coming to believe that the strive for "perfectionism" is harmful to our health. Here is today's Daily OM. "Life becomes much more interesting once we let go of our quest for perfection and aspire for imperfection instead."
http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2011/29627.html

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