Haha this is one I had to share. Just got this from a good friend, he says it reminds him of me...in a good way. Maybe I'm doing just a little too good of a job accepting all this sjs crap? Still, it is good to have such good friends who understand me on the journey.
Imperfection
Elizabeth Carlson
I am falling in love
with my imperfections
The way I never get the sink really clean,
forget to check my oil,
lose my car in parking lots,
miss appointments I have written down,
am just a little late.
I am learning to love
the small bumps on my face
the big bump of my nose,
my hairless scalp,
chipped nail polish,
toes that overlap.
Learning to love
the open-ended mystery
of not knowing why
I am learning to fail
to make lists,
use my time wisely,
read the books I should.
Instead I practice inconsistency,
irrationality, forgetfulness.
Probably I should
hang my clothes neatly in the closet
all the shirts together, then the pants,
send Christmas cards, or better yet
a letter telling of
my perfect family.
But I'd rather waste time
listening to the rain,
or lying underneath my cat
learning to purr.
I used to fill every moment
with something I could
cross off later.
Perfect was
the laundry done and folded
all my papers graded
the whole truth and nothing but
Now the empty mind is what I seek
the formless shape
the strange off center
sometimes fictional
me.
Source: Teaching With Fire
I just love this! Thank you for sharing, and I will also share it! :D
This may sound odd ---- but I think you love someone more for their IMprefections than their perfections.
Perfection is over-rated and incredibly boring anyway. LOL ;D
hikerknees,
Thank you so much for sharing this! I love it! :D Yes, sounds like you have good friends who understand...priceless. :)