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14 Mar 2009 Leave a Comment
I’m perfectly imperfect…..
I can now rationally speaking that making a mistake doesn’t mean that I’m a ‘bad person’ and somebody saying ‘you hurt me’ doesn’t necessarily mean they are judging me. Trying to hold on to perfection or forcing it to happen causes frustration and unhappiness. Many of us are in the habit of trying to be perfect. One way to nudge ourselves out of this tendency is to look at our lives and notice that no one is judging us to see whether or not we are perfect. It’s also important to figure out how not to make the same mistake, because otherwise it will just happen again. I still do experience guilt and self-judgment around hurting others sometimes. But actually it’s something I can usually put to the side and deal with on my own terms or afterwards. Seeing that being judgmental against oneself actually causes one not to truly be able to empathize and connect with others is a motivational factor for me in trying to love myself more. Begin to take ourselves less seriously and have more fun. Imperfection is inherent to being human. By embracing your imperfections, you embrace yourself.
