imperfection

Oh, Sari.... you mean I have to stop trying to be perfect... whatever will I do with myself???!!!!

I don't have to try to be perfect during my childhood my mother was always there letting me know I was not perfector even close to it. Now that she is 74 and needs care here she is living with me remeinding me daily of what I am doing wrong and how I should improve.I don't want to be perfect but I guess she would like me to be that perfect person.

I never thought about building my self confidence through spending more time doing things I'm good at, a simple solution to a complicated problem..Thank You!

It discourages me that I sometimes still think that I'm not good at the things I am really good at! I still need the reminder to undo those negative thoughts. Thanks!

Just joined this morning (April '09) and, typically, trying to multitask--was looking at paper while getting ready for a life-coaching telesession in 2 hrs.  But Sari's final comment:  "goal is...not to die clutter-free"...OMG!  That so totally hit me where I live!  So I kept 'rewinding'...obviously need to listen to this again and not do anything else. 

I keep believing that if I can get a handle on my clutter, I can get a better handle on my life, and get more satisfaction and pleasure and pride from my days.

No?  Which is worse...the pain and shame of the clutter?  Or the pain of denying myself that little jolt of pleasure from picking up another 'treasure' (feather, shell, rock, driftwood, written article, animal skeleton, etc.) because to most other people, my 'treasure' is just trash.

Excellent piece. The goal is to have a meaningful and satisfying life. Accepting that I am both divine and imperfect. Some days will be better than another and I am still striving toward a meaningful and satisfying life. It is what I want, desire and long for. It is my intent to be well according to me. I will my meaningful and satisfying life into existence by changing my narrative right now. And so it is!