Everyday the world will drag you by the hand yelling, “This is important! And this is important!, You need to worry about this! And this!” And each day, its up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, “No, This is what’s important.” – Lain Thomas
As someone who religiously got up early from the age of about 6 to study for spelling tests, its really hard to accept anything less than perfection. I remember the first time I got 89% in a class test in Primary school. I bawled in front of everyone because it was less than 90% – needless to say they all thought me mad.
Thats the standard I’ve set my whole life, thats the stupid level of perfection I wanted to achieve in everything every single day. I’ve realised how destructive and unhealthy that is. Thats the thing about perfection – it’s not real, its not attainable, and the pursuit of it will drive you insane. I’m sharing this because I’ve been there and I’ve learned the hard way the toll that this pursuit can take.
I’ve learned that challenges become unexpected blessings or lessons. Life requires a total surrender, a flying leap of faith. Sometimes the tighter we hold onto life, the louder the message from the universe is. FAITH! It will all turn out as it should be, even if it doesn’t seem that way at all in the moment. Every experience is an opportunity to practice letting go and of grasping onto life as we believe it should be, and free-falling with acceptance into the life we have.
The road is not easy – But if your behaviour matches your intentions, then that congruence, will enable you to achieve your goals and help you become the best version of yourself. We’re human, we’re not meant to be perfect. It’s your journey. Own it. Bloom where God planted you. Be your most authentic self, all in. Honor yourself and make choices not because someone or society expected it of you, because they are right for you and consistent with your beliefs.
My whole teaching is this, accept yourself, love yourself and celebrate yourself… These words sum up the entirety of my beliefs. God bless! π
Blessings and Love….
On the other end of the spectrum is accepting “good enough” after a while. But I definitely agree that letting go of destructive distractions is paramount.
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Amen!Thank you for sharing!πβ€God bless you!
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Letting go enables new doors to open. It could be the hardest thing you’ll ever do, but sometimes you have to decide that you matter and not an ideal that has dimmed.
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Thank you!I agree!πβ€God bless you!
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I concur!!!!!!!
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Thank you!πβ€God bless.π
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I can relate to the joy-stealer called perfection. It makes us discontent with where we are or what weβve done when in reality weβre doing just great. People need to let go and breathe more. Great post.
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Thank you so much!πβ€God bless you!
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Beautifully expressed!!
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Thank you so much! π β€ God bless you.π
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That was an amazing word for building oneβs self, thank you Ms chic
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Thank you so much!πβ€God bless you!
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Wow! Thanks for sharing. This is lovely and very encouraging. π
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Aww, thank you for reading!πβ€God bless you!
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Amen. π
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Thank you! This has a lot of meaning to it! I use to look down on myself because of how life was going! Thank you for reminding us that I am more and that loving yourself means to let go sometimes. Thank you for this article very nice!
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Thank you for reading! π β€ God bless you.π
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This is beautiful. β€
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Thank you so much! π π God bless you!
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Excelente πππ€
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Thank you!πβ€God bless you.π
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You have a gift, Godly Chic.
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Thank you so much! πβ€ God bless.π
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Letting go is one of the hardest challenges in life. Keep the faith!
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Thank you! πβ€ Stay blessed!
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You write beautifully…
Keep it upπ
If I start my day with your writeups I think I can give my best!
Love you
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Amen! πThank youπβ€God bless you!
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