A blessing for perfectionists

Helping Friendly Newsletter, 03.26.21

This week: how to do less than 110%, cheeky poems, radical empathy, and more…

The sun, moon, stars, and earth transposed, The World Turned Upside Down or The Folly of Man, Exemplified in Twelve Comical Relations upon Uncommon Subjects, n.d., Public Domain Review.

Here are four things I made this week and thought you might like:

1. Only human
   “I forgot to reactivate my device,” I confessed to the roomful of chaplains. I was embarrassed…

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2. How to do less than 110%
   Tangible ideas for perfectionists and those who coach, manage, mentor, love, or otherwise support them.

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3. A blessing for perfectionists
   This blessing is built to flow between your fingers and coax them…

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4. This cheeky poem about the ghost of Mr. Rogers

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A Word

Radical empathy…means putting in the work to educate oneself and to listen with a humble heart to understand another’s experience from their perspective, not as we imagine we would feel. Radical empathy is not about you and what you think you would do in a situation you have never been in and perhaps never will. It is the kindred connection from a place of deep knowing that opens your spirit to the pain of another as they perceive it.

—Isabel Wilkerson, Caste (my emphasis)

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Treasure Chest

I bet you find a gem ➔ what America gets wrong about Tracy Flick | the history of the siesta | crying on TikTok sells thousands of books | world happiness report | why businesses should prioritize purpose over profit | myths and realities of America's rural economy | the ethics of reporting on mass shootings | America’s long history of scapegoating its Asian citizens | where to donate in support of Asian communities | and a good idea ↓

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Have a great weekend! I’ll see you again soon.

Jenny

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