{"id":4797,"date":"2013-04-23T08:53:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T12:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2013-04-23T08:53:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T12:53:42","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-true-happiness-embrace-your-imperfections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/04\/kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-true-happiness-embrace-your-imperfections.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Tuesday: True Happiness-Embrace Your Imperfections"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kick<\/a>We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks.\u00a0 That\u2019s what connects us\u2014that we\u2019re all broken, all beautifully imperfect.\u00a0 ~ Emilio Estevez<\/p>\n

Greetings, Salutations, Howdy and Hola Tushkateers,<\/p>\n

How are y’all doin’ this fabulous day?\u00a0 Feeling accepting and happy with your SELF?\u00a0\u00a0 Based on emails that I received from Tushkateers across the land and a few conversations I’ve had this past week with coaching clents (one-on-one clients who are creating lives of dreams and purpose<\/a>), a great deal of us wish to be (more) perfect and (more) normal.<\/p>\n

Perfect and Normal!!!\u00a0 What does perfect and\/or normal look like to you?<\/em>
\nTake a moment, please, to consider what these words mean to you (be specific).\u00a0 Then, ask yourself to imagine what “perfect\/normal” looks like to you?<\/p>\n

With regard to healthy living<\/em>, some think perfect\/normal means that they are going to create a healthy living plan that includes but is not limited to:\u00a0 the “right” foods, exercise, logging in 8 to 10 hours of sleep every night, meditation, journaling, being kind, never complaining, and that they are going to stick to their plan 100% of the time!<\/p>\n

In his book, \u201cLiving Wabi Sabi,\u201d Taro Gold writes:\u00a0 \u201cThose who inspire us most do not achieve perfection through greatness: They achieve greatness through imperfection. All of the world\u2019s best-loved truth-seekers and religious figures, including Jesus and Buddha, led obviously less-than-perfect lives and were the first to let us know that they, too, were not perfect people\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perfection is a fruitless endeavor, and it causes much (optional) suffering (the kind you inflict upon yourself when you really, really do not have to, not that you ever have to, but that’s another blog post for sure).<\/p>\n

Mistakes, failure and imperfection have created life changing explorations and \u2018happy accidents.\u2019
\nDid you now that mistakes (a form of imperfection; because if you were perfect you wouldn\u2019t make a mistake, would you?) have led to the discovery of DNA, penicillin, aspirin, X-rays, Teflon, Velcro, nylon, cornflakes, Coca-Cola, and chocolate-chip cookies?<\/p>\n

Can you imagine what it would be like if you woke up and everything went the way you wanted it to go? Exactly? I mean everything!\u00a0 From the moment you woke up till the end of the day \u2026 perfect.\u00a0 There would be no challenge.\u00a0 There would be no growth.<\/p>\n

Are you familiar with the movie \u201cPleasantville\u201d (video link)<\/a> starring Reese Witherspoon and Tobey McGuire (1998)?\u00a0 Robert McDaniel of Film and History described the town of Pleasantville as the perfect place, \u201cIt never rains, the highs and lows rest at 72 degrees, the fire department exists only to rescue treed cats, and the basketball team never misses the hoop.\u201d However, McDaniel says, \u201cPleasantville is a false hope. David\u2019s journey tells him only that there is no \u201cright\u201d life, no model for how things are \u201csupposed to be\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Consider the following definitions of the words normal and perfect.<\/p>\n

The dictionary definition of normal is:
\nConforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.\u00a0 Approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.<\/p>\n

The dictionary definition of perfect is:
\nConforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type.\u00a0 Exactly fitting the need in a certain situation or for a certain purpose.\u00a0 Entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings.\u00a0 Accurate, exact or correct in every detail. Pure or unmixed.<\/p>\n

NOW…ask yourself, “Why oh why would I want to be perfect and\/or normal?”<\/p>\n

If you’d like to take this a step further, how about you observe your imperfections with an open eye and from this “enlightened,” imperfect perspective make note of three things that are \u2018not normal\u2019 and\/or \u2018imperfect\u2019 about you that you wouldn\u2019t change for the world and what it is about that \u2018part\u2019 of you that is so appealing.<\/p>\n

What a great day this is!!!! Overflowing with glorious imperfections, embracing, loving SELF in every moment.<\/p>\n

For more Glorious Imperfection, visit: FB<\/p>\n

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Janice<\/p>\n

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