Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - July

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July 30

The Futile Pursuit of Perfection

A student nurse wanted to quit because she made a harmless error. If every nurse who felt that way quit, we would have only nurses who don't care if they made a mistake. If we are hard on ourselves, that keeps us on the alert, taking precautions to avoid further mistakes. It also leads us to make amends. But after we are finished being harsh with ourselves, we should accept our humanity and our fallibility. We need to try to do the very best we can, with the knowledge that we cannot possibly be perfect.