That´s how the light gets in…
There´s a crack in everything, that´s how the light gets in… (Leonard Cohen). I read this today in a magazine, and it made me think about how non-perfection sometimes is pretty nice. It´s nice when not everything is perfect, when people are human. When a house is not like a page in an interior magazine, when it´s a bit messy. (Ok, not too messy..) Then I feel like I can breathe. Of course it´s nice when things are clean and pretty. But that´s not real life, not all the time. When somebody else is sad about something or did something stupid, we often say; oh I´m glad it´s not just me..not in a bad way… you kind of feel connected. It´s not just you who can´t do it all perfect all the time.
I´m all for positive thinking, but some of those books about “getting everything you want if you think positive” sometimes forget to mention that it´s ok if you cry or fail or just do really stupid things. That´s when the love comes in, both from others and to yourself from yourself… somebody loves you even if you´re a bit hopeless one day or even a whole week. Isn´t that what it´s all about?
If we were perfect all the time, we’d be robots. And we don’t want to be robots, just humans but, as perfect as possible ! I love the cover of “Magical Dreamy Animals”, I’m feeling all dreamy today …
Dream on;-) Yeah you’re right, we don’t wanna be robots! Thank you, that makes my DAY!
Without dark, there is no light. Or at least, we wouldn’t be able to appreciate the light! And you can’t appreciate your perfectness without those imperfections! Those little cracks are what makes us unique. No crack is the same.
Great post, Anne… your blog is my little crack… and your light comes thru!
Thank you.
Olga
Ooooh that’s so sweet Olga, and you’re so right that it’s the cracks makes us unique! Have a bright and wonderful day my friend…
I like what ya got to say. I have made LOTS of mistakes in my life. But I never gave up, even though I’ve been tempted to.
Glad to hear it, and I never give up either even if sometimes I do for a minute;-)
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
…… any person who considers themselves a perfectionist hasn’t obviously taken time off to admire or learn through their life.
Beautiful. Well to be honest I think the label ” perfectionist” is on most of us unfortunate, because it’s a burden. What I think it means to me is that for some reason due to personality and upbringing I think I have to be perfect, do it all, but I can never seem to do it. So I’m trying to get rid of the idea of having to be a perfectionist, does that make sense?
absolutely! the word ‘perfect’ is synonymous with ‘infinite’. there is no limit and it can never be reached. if you try to be perfect, you only end up staring into the vast emptiness. Personally, i set myself very variable standards of ‘perfectionism’s’.I have had many perfect meals, i have played many perfect games and yet, that hasn’t stopped me from striving to achieve more. I guess its because more than the desire to be perfect, it is passion that drives me harder.
Very well said! I agree that the desire is a strong passion that can drive us… Have a wonderful day!
I do so love your posts!
YES! I agree, one cannot be happy all of the time. It’s human to run the whole gamut of emotions sometimes and that should be okay. Being happy all of the time is over rated and unrealistic. Sometimes it really is okay to cry and to wear your smile upside down. (I know that was cheesy, but I couldn’t resist).
Without the so-called “bad” times we wouldn’t come back with renewed compassion, empathy, love and maybe even a new inspiration or dream.
Okay, I think that is all.
Hugs to you,
Currie
I so love your spirit Currie! Thank you! Ha ha, smile upside down… Funny! I’m so happy that I’ve met so many nice and truly insightful people like you through this blog, with smiles both ways;-) lots of really warm hugs
How true! Our imperfections make us human and life would be boring if everything was perfect 24/7. The sad thing is that most consider failure as something tragic not as a lesson learnt or a path to success.I think we need to work toward perfection while never fully achieve it.:)
Yes Bernadett, good point, it’s sad that most people consider failure as something tragic…I kind of like all my mistakes, at least some of them, it makes a good story… sometimes I think if I didn’t do that and that I wouldn’t be here in this moment…doing something great!
I try to love my mistakes too, it’s a good attitiude.
When I make a mistake I just know I need to work harder next time…but I can’t help feeling fustrated by them from time to time though:D
yeah I hear you, that’s allowed too;-) I think sometimes we got to give ourselves a break, you know?
How well you said it, Anne. The step step is to forgive yourself for your mistakes and move forward.
So true, I’m on my way forward;-) Have a wonderful light day Naomi!
I think you’re absolute right.
There’s no such thing as “perfect”, and we should embrace the fact instead of rejecting it, which is what us perfectionists do most of the time. Everything will get so much easier if we can just accept it.
And people will love us, despite or maybe even more so, because of our little quirks and twists. That is how it’s supposed to be anyway.
Yes yes and yes Pia, I like quirks and twists;-) Halleluja! Have a unperfect but fun day/evening;-)
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WE MESS UP
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YOU KNOW ?
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