Tuesday, July 3,
2012
Today's Gift
Today's Gift
. . . I was taught that the
way of progress is neither swift nor easy. --Marie
Curie
We are looking for progress, not perfection; however,
we sometimes get lost or confused between the two. Expecting ourselves to be
perfect at something we are only now learning is a familiar affliction. As we
accept our humanness, we'll allow the mistakes that are a normal part of the
process of living and learning - a process we call progress.
Our need to be perfect will lessen with time. And we
can help ourselves break the old habits. Perfection and self-worth are not
symbiotic, except in our minds. And it's a symbiosis that has done us a grave
injustice. Breaking the old thought patterns takes a commitment. We must first
decide and believe that we are worthwhile, simply because we are. There is only
one of us; we have a particular gift to offer this world. And our being is
perfect as is. Affirming this, repeatedly, is our beginning. But with this, too,
progress will be slow; perfection need only be worked for, not
achieved.
The patterns I am weaving with my life are
complex, full of intricate detail and knots. I need to go slow, taking only one
stitch at a time. With hindsight I will see that whatever the progress, it was
the perfect fit to the overall design.
From the book Each Day a New Beginning by Karen Casey
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