I used to want to be perfect. I used to look at other people and hate myself because I didn't look like them. Or because my life wasn't like theirs. I'm sure you can guess that I was very miserable. And very angry. But that changed once I realized that not being perfect was the best thing that could happen to me.
I won't go into long details, but I felt compelled to write this Take as encouragement to anyone out there that may be feeling like they're not good enough. I see a lot of that on here with all the questions about body preferences, the asking to be rated questions, the boob and package size debates etc. Too often do we pick ourselves apart and over criticize ourselves. Society has set its standards so high that they're pretty much unattainable, and quite unrealistic if you ask me.
Everyone has flaws. Those flaws are what help to add to our uniqueness. Most times what we think our biggest flaw is, may be the thing that someone else likes best about us. That's why embracing them is important. Another important thing to realize is that not everyone's definition and interpretation of perfection is going to be the same. Which makes it even harder to be.
I'm not saying that perfection is a bad thing. I just feel like instead of striving to be something that is pretty much impossible, we should strive to the best that we can be. People will probably disagree, but I think that striving for perfection in any aspect is basically setting ourselves up for failure. There are people out here that are damn near killing themselves to look like a distorted image of a celebrity that we see on TV. People are struggling with eating disorders because they're striving to have the "perfect body". Kids getting bullied because they don't have the top name brand clothes. I lived that life growing up. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I want to encourage others the way I wish someone had encouraged me.
At the end of the day, no one is perfect because perfection is illusion. So if you feel like you need to be perfect, do it on your own terms. Be your own version of it. Not what someone else tells you it is. Be who you are. Own your flaws. Flaunt them. Don't apologize for being yourself. And don't ever be ashamed to be you because guess what? There's no one else on the planet that can do it better. There's not one person alive that is exactly like you. Hmm. So then I guess you are perfect after all huh? Perfectly perfect at being you!
As always, stay classy GaGers! See you guys on the threads! 😎 ✌ ❤
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