Perfecting Ourselves to Death - The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism by Richard Winter

Perfecting Ourselves to Death - The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism by Richard Winter

Honored as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine.

Perfect body. Perfect clothes. Perfect family. Perfect house. Perfect job.

We strive for excellence in all areas of our lives. And there's nothing wrong with a healthy, mature pursuit of excellence. But what begins as healthy and normal can sometimes become neurotic and abnormal, leading to debilitating thoughts and behaviors:

• eating disorders
• anxiety and depression
• obsession and compulsions
• fear of failure
• relational dysfunction

In Perfecting Ourselves to Death, Richard Winter explores the positive and negative effects of perfectionism on our lives. He looks at the seductive nature of perfectionism as it is reflected in today's media. He examines the price and perils of perfectionism. And he explores the roots of perfectionism, delving into what originally awakens this drive in us. After analyzing the negative feelings and defeatist behaviors that unhealthy perfectionism births, he provides practical strategies for how to change.

"The important thing to see," writes Winter, "is that we are to strive to become better people, not just to be content with who we are or how we measure up to the standards of the culture around us." For Christians this means becoming more like Christ in every area of our lives.

Here is the "perfect" book for those who struggle with perfectionism and for those pastors, counselors and friends who want to understand and help perfectionists.

Winter, Richard: - Richard Winter was for many years professor of education at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. His research was mainly concerned with helping nurses, social workers and teachers to develop more reflective and creative methods of working with each other and with their patients / clients / students. For more than twenty years, he has studied and practised Buddhism and meditation at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre, and he currently teaches meditation at the Buddhist Centre for students of the Cambridge University of the Third Age. His website, giving further details and publications, is www.richardwinter.net [1].
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ISBN 13	9780830832590
ISBN 10	0830832599
Title	Perfecting Ourselves to Death - The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism
Author	Richard Winter
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	InterVarsity Press
Year published	2005-03-23
Number of pages	205
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