Souling #203 What If Perfection Is Really Integrity & Compassion?

For a long time, I thought I was chasing perfection. I’d hold back my truth, wait for the exact right words, make sure everything I said or did felt “right.” I used to wonder if that was fear or performative perfectionism. It wasn’t until recently that I realized: it was actually integrity. It was compassion.

You see, what might look like perfection on the outside is often something else entirely on the inside. For me, it wasn’t about being polished or pleasing, it was about honoring the person I was speaking to. Waiting to find the right words wasn’t about hiding my truth; it was about caring how my truth would land. Not to please, to be on purpose.

In my Souling journey, I’ve started to soften the judgment around perfection. We give it a bad rap sometimes…as if having standards, caring deeply, or moving with mindfulness is something to resist. But what if what we’re calling perfection is actually a deep devotion to alignment?

Yes, perfection can be stifling when it silences our truth, shrinks our freedom, or stops us from living fully.
But integrity? Compassion? That’s not perfectionism. That’s presence on purpose. That’s heart.

So I’m learning to reclaim this part of me. The one who cares deeply, who takes pause, who strives to show up with intention. I’m learning to let her breathe without needing her to be flawless.

Because there’s nothing wrong with wanting to do things well.
It only becomes heavy when we believe we have to do them perfectly to be loved, to be enough, to be safe.

This is where the shift happens. From perfectionism to presence. From pressure to purpose. From fear to love.

On Purpose,

Mindy