Hi humans, hear this.
Perfection can be detrimental for us. For years I didn’t do things, I didn’t adventure myself into new projects because I knew I wouldn’t be able to produce something perfect the 1st time around. This was so, so stupid of me.
Anything in life, we only reach perfection with pratice, pratice and more practie. The 1st time trying anything is not going to be good, but may be the starting point for something great. I just needed to allow myself time and allow myself the errors I would be making. Errors are just learning experiences.
Why was I like this? There are several factors to take in consideration, being a big one that I was not raised in an environment where it was Ok to fail. But I also spent many of my adult years putting myself down and I have to take responsibility for my poor decisions.
I am working hard to accept my errors, it will always be a work in progress. Yet one of the things always refused was any social platform that tried to “sell me” perfection. The perfect blogger posts, I roll my eyes. The influencers “selling their perfect relationships, houses, babies, dogs”, I say NO Thank You!
I don’t seek perfection, I seek honesty, in me and in others. I want authenticity, I want to see real people, real experiences. Even in a Picasso paiting, I know some strokes weren’t supposed to have that angle and that was Ok for Pablo.
We need to be gentle with ourselves, allow ourselves time and care, allow errors and I am sure if we do all this, we will definitely be more adventurous with our lives and with our styles.
I am Franca and this is personal!
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