Back at it again with my deep thoughts on life, beauty, and what it all means. Lately the thing I have been rolling around in my mind is the idea of "perfection." Why is it something that we all strive for so much in the world right now? It's riddled through our social media, the way we dress ourselves, our cars, our houses, our faces! The NEED to appear to be perfect all the damn time.
So of course I went to the Merriam Webster dictionary to see the true meaning of what it is to be "perfect." (I know, I'm a bit of a word-nerd here) Ya know what I found? This: 1. a : being entirely without fault or defect : flawless <a perfect diamond> b : satisfying all requirements : accurate c : corresponding to an ideal standard or abstract concept <a perfect gentleman> d : faithfully reproducing the original; specifically : letter-perfect e : legally valid and 2. a : pure, total b : lacking in no essential detail : complete c : absolute, unequivocal <enjoys perfect happiness> d : of an extreme kind : unmitigated <an act of perfect foolishness> When I look at any and all of those definitions you know what I glean from them? HOW CAN WE CALL OURSELVES FLAWED How can we look at a body part of our own and call it wrong? Call it flawed? Call it anything less than perfect? This may come off as vanity, but no dearest', it is not. It is truth. And it is a truth we all need to absolutely let soak into our souls. For nothing is more freeing than to realize you have no standard to live up to. That you-- in the body you are in RIGHT NOW--are perfect, without flaw, and so worthy of letting yourself just be. So next time you feel yourself shaming a body part, thinking you are flawed in some way, or comparing yourself to a standard of beauty that has no right to be there...remember: YOU ARE PERFEECT. cheers, yours truly learning I am perfect.
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Recently something I have been learning a lot about is what it takes to do something big, great, fantastic, world changing in life. Being that I decided I want to live a life that is thriving, a life different than many I have observed of those around me, I have delved into the question of how to do something great. What I have found so far in my encounters with people in life is two main things in particular: 1. Work Hard. Hard. Work. Very, hard work is what it requires to become something great or accomplish great things in your life. I have had the tendency in my life thus far to think "Wow, that person is so great at [fill in the blank... basketball, song writing, physics, riding a spaceship to the moon, etc.], I wish I had the natural talent they do to be as great as they are." And although perhaps they do have some natural talent in those areas, the thing I (and I'm sure many like minded people) have failed to see is the countless hours of damn hard work they have put into their chosen crafts or expertise. Greatness doesn't just fall upon you out of the sky like some fairytale, it requires action. A lot of action. And sacrifice. And late nights drinking crappy energy drinks, or early mornings filled with too much coffee (yes, too much coffee is so totally a thing). Two people who did some great things have said: "Opportunity is missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison "It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." -Leonardo Da Vinci 2. Fail Hard. Accept that you will fail. And probably fail hard. Everyone who has done something great in their lives has failed. Just to name a few...Thomas Edison, Oprah, Steven Speilberg, Albert Einstein, and the list goes on. Each of these people have world-wide fame for the greatness they achieved in their lives, and each of them failed (multiple times!) before they got to where they stand in history now. So, if you fail on your way to doing great things that probably means you'll be the next Oprah, right? Maybe. But the key to failure is getting right back up when you fall down. Don't stay down. I know it's probably more comfortable to stay there, but it is way more rewarding to get back up and try again. J.K. Rowling (who is also on the list of failure-before-success) puts it in perspective saying this "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautously that you might as well not have lived at all -- in which case, you fail by default." Get over your fear of failure (or at least accept there is a high possibility it will happen), get off your butt (Netflix isn't going anywhere), get out there and work hard, fail hard, and don't forget to kick ass! XOXO, yours truly working hard |
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