Striving for perfection makes us crazy. In reality, there is only the next step. I can learn to accept the darker side of myself. I can learn to accept the darker side of other people, too. Melody Beattie Striving for progress is a sane alternative to striving for perfection.
Absolutes breed rigidity and blame.
There is nothing that is necessarily never forever. Never assumes the future will be like the past. The truth is that we do not know what will happen tomorrow. We make our plans for the future, but we cannot control the actual outcome. That's about the best we can do.