As I was thinking about perfectionism the other day I started thinking about the fear that causes the need to be perfect. If a major part of perfectionism is the need to please others then the potential outcome of not pleasing someone is that they don't approve of you. Blown way out of proportion, there is a fear that they won't love you anymore. If someone doesn't love you anymore then they will leave you and you will be alone. While these outcomes aren't typical, they

2019 is fast approaching and I'm checking off a resolution a few days early. New Year, New Change in Gear 2018 was a doozy. I went into the year knowing it wouldn't be easy but I had no idea the challenges that lay ahead. You name it, I dealt with it. There is plenty of time to get into the nitty gritty but I would like to start by welcoming you to my blog. It's a new year, I've got new change in gear. I swear, I can see clear now the clouds disappeared. -Wyclef Jean, The