(Nimue)
Demanding perfection of yourself, or of anyone or anything else is a terrible idea. Seeking to be the best that we can be has a lot to recommend it. If you let that tip over into perfectionism, it will be the enemy of getting anything done, and it will suck the joy out of everything. There's far more to be said for 'good enough' and cracking on. If we wait until things are perfect, we may never act, never truly live, never see the good around us.
Being alert to the existence of perfection is an entirely different process. This is something I've been increasingly aware of as I spend time with Keith – he's good at spotting moments of perfection and alerting me to them. We spent some time in the yurt talking about the nature of perfection and how best to seek it and relate to it.
Nature often offers us perfection – in moments of beauty. Skies, landscapes, plants and living beings will reveal themselves to us in this way. Moments of perfect tranquillity, of bliss, and gentle wonder. These can be everyday things, and noticing them is really enriching. Perfection can show up in small, brief ways, tiny gem-like experiences that are worth pausing to relish and treasure.
You can't make perfection, but you can witness it. You can't demand it, but you can be open to it. Pushing and striving makes it less available, while greeting the world from a state of openness allows the grace of perfection to occur in those shining moments that are sprinkled through a day.
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