managed two out of three, which, as the song goes, ain't bad, and I praise myself for them. Behind every perfectionist is a hidden fantasy that something good will come from being the best: 'If I do it perfectly, then I will finally be accepted . . . I can stop worrying . . . I can be happy.' But it never happens. Our culture promotes the pursuit of perfectionism. But it is a vicious, joyless circle that leads to feelings of inadequacy. Only when we realise this, and accept that good enough is good enough, do we behead the evil witch. In doing that, we free ourselves to follow our dreams. And, more importantly, to enjoy the journey. There was only ever one human to walk this earth that was perfect - and that was Jesus. Any attempts by us to attain perfection are entirely futile. I know that I'll be red arrowed by making any kind of 'faith statement', but it's the truth. The only true peace that can be achieved is by realising that we are nothing, and He is everything. Maybe the media have something to do with this. Always commenting on appearance, celevrities and promoting this image of perfection all the time. If people weren't exposed to all these images of so called perfection constantly, then maybe we would all be much more happier. I can completely relate to the perfectionism she writes about in this article. I think I've used mine as a crutch,