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RE: Thoughts About Perfectionism- Inspired by @berrythief's post
I don't consider perfectionism to be problematic, provided that it is worked upon at one's own pace. It was the great poet William Blake who wrote in his "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" that "Eternity is in love with the productions of time" which is sentiment that I quite agree with.
I'm also quite in agreement that it is most important for everybody to feel that they themselves are "good enough" at all times, but that is not usually something which perfectionists allow themselves to experience—even upon their having made something that is perfect.
As a man, I'm much more attracted to women who do not wear make-up. Methinks it has to do with the way that Nature is, as in the natural world it is the males of each species—whether plant or animal—that are brightly feathered, long-furred, and flowered, whereas it is the females that are camouflaged and hidden in plain sight.
Having a clear complexion from regularly detoxing and a diet that consists only of health-promoting food ingredients, is the best form of make-up, if you ask me. It is make-up from the inside-out, rather than the outside-in.
During the 1980s, shoulder pads in women's clothing was the fashion because it made women to look like men, but equality between the sexes has nothing to do with women making themselves to be masculine; as that is as much a form of inequality as the lack of equal pay for equal work.
Equality is about meeting each other in the middle from being respectful of each other's differences, and therefore without trying to change, deny, control, or censor th'other's existence. I don't want for men and women to be the same. I want for each person to be different because each person is uniquely talented. I'm glad that underneath it all, at the very least, each person has their own opinions, actions, emotions, thoughts, and aspirations because it makes teaching ourselves and each other how to make shared goals to happen all the more rewarding.
Regarding perfectionism whilst posting at Steemit, it is important, though, for every Steemit user to be mindful that unlike Twitter where posts can be deleted, posts at Steemit cannot be deleted due to the blockchain technology that it is based on.
So Roseanne Barr, if you happen to be reading this, please remember that!
Then again, because there is no censorship at Steemit, the culture here is much more forgiving of imperfect posts; unlike at Twitter and Facebook. I am grateful that the decentralized infrastructure of Steemit doth make it possible for art, humour, and opinions to be freely expressed, which is one of the reasons I did register an account.
I hope that more users at these Steem-based social media platforms will come to realize that because the blockchain technology they are based on is decentralized, that means users can finally relax and move forward from th'oppressive cultures of political correctness that are so prevalent at Twitter and Facebook, and which are each themselves a form of toxic-perfectionism.
Thank you, Bonnie for your having published your "Thoughts About Perfectionism" post. I enjoyed reading it, watching its video, reading the posted replies it received from others, and posting mine own replies to it, too.