Today, like most mornings, I sat at my dining table with my cup of coffee and Five-Minute Journal. As I struggled to scribble my thoughts onto the page I could see my oldest son across the table writing away. He too was scribbling his thoughts into his Five-Minute Journal. But he was writing with certainty and confidence. Two things I was clearly lacking today.
Most days there is this false perception of perfection that lingers – daunting me, filling me with doubts. Taking a small, simple task and turning it into something super strenuous.
Elijah had already completed his page and ran off to play with his brother. Still I sat staring at the same page. What should have taken five minutes or less was quickly becoming ten minutes or more.
Suddenly, my phone vibrated. Ahh yes – a distraction from this now tedious task. It was a text from a friend. Eager to evade my current mission I opened it. She sent me a picture. But not just any picture. A picture with words. A picture with these exact words…
“Perfection is annihilation. It paralyzes us from working from the heart. Humans by nature are not perfect and imperfections are what make the world beautiful.”
On this beautiful, brisk Monday morning I’d like to remind someone that perfection is an illusion that seeks to distract us and defeat us. This week when that false perception of perfection starts to linger – remember that imperfection is beautiful.
B e a u t i f u l.
Such a great reminder on a Monday morning! Everyone worries too much about being perfect and don’t live in the moment
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I truly needed to read this post today – the feeling of wanting to be perfect is all too real over here. xo
Wow. Powerful.. Happy Monday!
Now that is truth. What an amazing idea btw to do a “Five Minute Journal” post every day. I used to keep a journal when I was young and it would be nice to get back to that
This is so important. Perfectionism is a monster that looks like a friend trying to keep you safe, helping you do things “right”. Let’s embrace messy and imperfect instead. ❤️
Such a great read! Everyone deals with this at times. We’re always trying to be perfect and def need to live in the moment more!
Such a powerful (and true) quote. I love that it came at the moment you needed it.
Simple and powerful.
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