Today we’re going to talk about perfectionism, John Wesley’s battle with the desire to be flawless, the ways in which we wrestle with the various impulses to be perfect, and we’ll also do a brief review of the movie Homeward Bound.
12:20 - Breaking down the the 3 camps of perfectionism
14:45 - What is the antidote to self-perfectionism? Saying messy is okay.
15:55 - how do we identify perfectionism?
19:15 - is perfectionism completely bad?
23:15 - LIndsay shares a quote from Brene Brown’s book “Daring Greatly”
24:25- what is it about us that makes us lean towards perfectionism?
29:00 - how do we teach excellence along with the dangers of perfectionism?
35:23 - Thoughts on Matthew 5:48
47:00 - Evan shares how a scene from Homeward Bound impacted his view on faith.
57:00 - In the moment, when we recognize our own perfectionist tendencies, what should we do?
1:00:33 - How relationships is helps us find healing
1:06:40 - How do we deal with pressure from society to be perfect?
