Raise your hand if you're a perfectionist! You're in good company. So many of us struggle with the idea that our lives need to be spotless, easy, and successful at all times. And that's just not real. It's impossible, yet we all strive for it and mask things to appear as though we've got it all under control. But what we need to realize is that the journey purposely involves both ups AND downs in order to get us to where we really need to be, so we just need to learn how to embrace progress instead.