Perfection: Overrrated?

Have you found yourself spinning your wheels lately?  I sure have.  There are times when I get in my own way and even though I realize this is happening, I just can't help myself.  I wrote an article (approx 800 words) and took a such long time to revise it and made myself crazy trying to make it perfect because it is something that I feel so strongly about that I wanted perfection. (It's posted on my other blog:  Becoming an Author.)

There are a few other writing projects that I have been working on and procrastination has reared its all to familiar  head.  The projects are not bad, but I just cannot seem to bring myself to send them to potential publishers yet.  The time just did not feel right after the holidays and now I have no excuse except for fear of rejection.  If I wait until I think the projects are perfect, I never send them out into the world. 

So how do we avoid these self defeating actions?  My advice is to stop worrying about making sure that you achieve perfection and concentrate on getting your message out to the world in whatever form of self expression you are taking part in.  Paint that picture, write that story, sing that song, recite those poems and do it with pride because you are entertaining other and making the world a better place. 

Chelsea Handler on the Rosie Show

I have to comment on the Rosie show interview with Chelsea Handler.  Both of these women are amazing and the show was so good.  I admire Chelsea for speaking her mind in her life and career.  She said something to the effect of that if she worried about what others thought, she would be a totally different person.  These words really hit home with me because I constantly stress out over what other people think about me and things I do.  I wish that I could speak my mind at times because I think that people who do speak their minds are less stressed and happier.  Rosie and Chelsea talked about things that were not included in the few books of Chelsea's that I have read.  It was an emotional interview as she discussed her brother's passing and the passing of her mother too.  She shared with the audience and Rosie that she had an abortion when she was younger.  I was amazed that she was comfortable admitting it and possibly loosing fans, but then when I heard her statement about not worrying what other people thought of her because she would rather be "real" and let people either accept her or not, I started to understand....maybe it's time for me to start to be more "real".