This made me think about a quote from East of Eden that comes to mind for me often: "And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." (not new to you, I'm sure)
This reminds me so much of the old Liturgists podcast episode about scrupulosity. And oh my goodness, the amount of times I heard the word excellence and how many times we were told we were the cream of the crop at my small private fundamentalist Christian school... I resonate with a lot of this you've shared.
It's wild how far-reaching the idea is. The word comes up occasionally in tech spaces and it always makes me do a double-take. Hope you and your family are well!
This made me think about a quote from East of Eden that comes to mind for me often: "And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." (not new to you, I'm sure)
Love that, but I actually haven't read East of Eden. I really want to.
This reminds me so much of the old Liturgists podcast episode about scrupulosity. And oh my goodness, the amount of times I heard the word excellence and how many times we were told we were the cream of the crop at my small private fundamentalist Christian school... I resonate with a lot of this you've shared.
It's wild how far-reaching the idea is. The word comes up occasionally in tech spaces and it always makes me do a double-take. Hope you and your family are well!