Imperfect and perfectly happy

[hikerknees]

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

[CAT1962]

I just love this! Thank you for sharing, and I will also share it! 

[Pisces24]

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 

[Meld256]

hikerknees,

Thank you so much for sharing this!  I love it!    Yes, sounds like you have good friends who understand...priceless.