Are you expecting too much from yourself?

"Our limitations, our imperfections, our mistakes... these do not reflect our inferiority but are part of being human" - Joan Sheingold Ditzion

Reading this made me exhale with a sense of "Of course!"

But in daily life, I often forget that no one expects perfection from me or anyone else.

Think about your Christmas. Did you plan things so carefully imagining a Nigella-esque version even though that's impossible for most of us?

This year (and beyond), how can you take some pressure of yourself and just smile when things don't go to plan?

How can you support yourself so you don't contort yourself trying to make things perfect at work, at home, in your relationships and so on?

Being human (with all the mistakes this means) is just right.