Hello @colinhoward,

Very witty quote from Mark Twain. 😊

If a person has avoided alcohol for a full week, only to end up having a drink, this is not a failure but instead a massive success! One drink in seven days is better than seven in one night.

I love your positive perspective! Letting go of perfectionism is where the perfectionism begins.

I believe that our ability to accept relapse is related to our ability of self-acceptance. If you accept yourself unconditionally - whether or not you do well (or do well about doing well) - you will tend to act in your own interests, go for pleasures, and feel much better. The same applies to the acceptance of occasional relapse.

Here's one of my favorite quotes about failure:

I'm glad that I've bumped into your blog as we seem to like some similar topics, I'll be following you!

Cheers,
@lifenbeauty