by Colleen Harrison | Oct 22, 2012 | Addiction, Perfectionism, Recovery, Twelve Steps
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 “No one would ever see a drunk, passed out in the gutter, and say, ‘There lies a perfectionist!’ But that’s exactly what I was! If I couldn’t do life perfectly, then I wouldn’t...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 20, 2012 | Change of Heart, Christ, Perfectionism, Twelve Steps
The Lord will not reject us or condemn us because of our mortal weaknesses. But we will not know this about Him until we come to Him just as we are. (See Ether 12:27.) This is the miracle that happens when we take Steps Six and Seven. The barrier that lies between...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 12, 2012 | Change of Heart, Christ, Perfectionism
Simply put: We will not come to Christ by living righteously—even to the best of our ability. We come to the ability to live God’s truth by crying out to Christ while still in the bondage of lies. We will not be able to deny ourselves of ungodliness without first...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 10, 2012 | Addiction, Perfectionism
In He Did Deliver Me from Bondage, we find the phrase: “who appeared to be as productive and happy as the Latter-day Saints” (p. 1) Productive and happy. Those are the words that jumped out at me. I can be productive, but I’m not happy while I’m...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 7, 2012 | Change of Heart, Keep Coming Back, Perfectionism
For years, the physical exercise experts insisted that a person needed to do at least 30 minutes of exercise to stay fit. 40 minutes was better. An hour was fantastic! I could never figure out how to carve out a 30-minute block of time from my busy schedule, much less...
by Colleen Harrison | Jul 26, 2012 | Christ, Perfectionism, Recovery
Read Part 1 Yesterday, we discussed how recovery often comes in an ebb and flow pattern of sanity and serenity. We find peace through Christ, and then we wander off to try life on our own again. I have to confess that it has been very hard for me to accept that is is...
